Method for recording medical information of a user and for sharing user experience with symptoms and medical intervention

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to an integrated system of ‘Electronic Medical Record for Individuals’ (EMRI) and ‘Patient Information Exchange (PIE) to perform a method for creating and recording medical information of a user and for sharing user experience with symptoms and medical intervention details. In this method for creating and recording medical information of the individual user, comprehensive health information of the individual user in the user interface module is organized and prepared based on the personal details, the health details, the symptoms, the treatment details, the health reports and the medical insurance details of the individual user through a user interface module of the EMRI module. The health information of the individual user are tracked and displayed from the user interface module into a doctor interface module of the EMRI module. Such systems and methods facilitate easy availability of comprehensive and chronological medical records or health information of the user and easy public sharing of the user experience with symptoms and medical intervention benefiting the society at large through such dissemination. Further, it achieves effective diagnosis and determination of right course of medical intervention to enhance the quality of life and mitigating trauma for the user, and also minimizes the information gap between the patients and the doctors for effective diagnosis.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to a medical informationrecording and management system. The present invention relates in moreparticular to an integrated system of ‘Electronic Medical Record forIndividuals’ (EMRI) and ‘Patient Information Exchange (PIE) to perform amethod for creating and recording medical information of a user and forsharing user experiential learning with symptoms and related medicalintervention, which is capable of enhancing the quality of life andmitigating trauma of any individuals.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In medical information management system, maintenance of records ofhistory and past information about a user i.e. patient plays a veryessential role to provide accurate diagnosis and preventive healthcareof the patient. In particular, it is necessary to monitor appropriatepreventive healthcare from childhood to maintain good health of anyindividuals. Also, while consulting with a doctor for an abnormality, itis required to provide relevant and factual information, which canfacilitate effective diagnosis. In general, the patient informs aboutthe past medical history and symptoms to the doctor based on theremembrance and perhaps some disorganized medical records, which canlead to inadvertent miss in providing key information and further leadto inaccurate diagnosis. Also, there are other communication gaps as aresult of not being aware of past health details or not in a position tocommunicate or language barrier or accent variation, etc. Well preparedmedical documentation always helps alleviate in both preventivehealthcare and diagnosis for an abnormality.

Doctors generally grasp the patient's health background and issues frominquiring questions and medical records, i.e. relevant, chronologicaland complete information in verbal or document form for diagnosis andmedical intervention. Accordingly, patients need to share theinformation within a reasonable time so that less of doctor's time isexpended in grasping patient's health. Conventionally, physical recordsof patient health information are maintained for diagnosis, where thechances of misplacing of medical documentations are high in thesephysical records, which lead to ineffective diagnosis in the absence ofpast history of patient health information.

In general, doctors have to diagnose correctly with availableinformation from the patients as well as within a reasonable time frame,and have to rely on the medical records and verbal information providedby patients during the process of diagnosis. However, the informationand details provided by the patients may not always be comprehensive,chronological and well linked to provide the doctors with sufficientinputs to carry out the diagnosis. Also, it causes confusion due tomultiple records, and is difficult, time consuming to peruse andunderstand the patient's case and the underlying issues or causes orbackground. In some cases, patients are not able to precisely describethe abnormality/the symptom(s)/its uniqueness or miss sharing some keysymptom(s) unless the doctor seeks answer through searching questions.Yet another challenge is to understand the patient's language andaccent. In some cases the patients are not able to communicate or not ina position to communicate or unclear in communication. Also the keypoints of a verbal communication may be missed or lost as it may not berepeated by the patients unless asked for again. Also sometimes patientsmay be embarrassed to share some sensitive and personal informationthrough verbal communication, more so to a doctor of the oppositegender. Thus, the structured, comprehensive, chronological, and welllinked medical information and records play a significant role to bridgethe communication gap between the doctors and the patients.

Nowadays, even many computing systems are used in a wide variety ofmedical applications such as in hospitals, pharmaceutical industries,system for patient care in hospitals, medical records etc. Mosthospitals maintain records in their computing systems related toadmission, details of procedure and treatment, records of test results,discharge summary etc. However, still it is not able to providecomprehensive, chronological and well linked medical information andrecords to achieve effective diagnosis. Also such information andmedical records may be in the archives of the hospital and may not beaccessible from another hospital or another location. The absence ofcomprehensive, chronological and well linked medical information andrecords can lead to many difficulties such as the need to ask moreinquiring questions, taking additional time for inquiring or to reviewbulky reports, to assume or accept the patient's memory recall andverbal response, to diagnose with several incomplete information such asthose related to the past macro health issues, complete case history(from the origin) and trend, current symptoms/its uniqueness, test(s)undertaken, medicines being taken, allergies, habits and work hazards,family health, etc. Additionally, it is also difficult in quicktraceability of reports, to take that extra time to let the patientundergo repeat tests due to non-availability of previous test reports,etc. These difficulties can further lead to ineffective diagnosis on thebasis of available information, i.e. not providing 100% correctinformation to facilitate the diagnosis and medical interventionprocess.

Further, lack of comprehensive, chronological and well linked medicalinformation and records can also cause many difficulties for thepatients such as the need to recall from memory if information sought bythe doctor(s) is not readily available; unable to present a cohesivestory, present correct or complete information about the case or testsor medicines or its effectiveness; information about allergies of selfor childhood health issues or allergies of blood relatives or habit;exposure to undesirable situations; family health issues; taking extratime of self and the doctor for responding; make available pertinentinformation, reports in a short time as well as not be able tocommunicate clearly about the symptoms, the uniqueness about symptoms;the recent environmental exposure that may be the cause of thesymptom/abnormality; change or details of habits; professional hazards;not in a position to communicate at all; inability to communicate due tolanguage difficulty or accent or anxiety or shyness, etc. The otherdifficulties are to undergo repeat test(s) due to non-availability ofprevious test(s) reports, taking another appointment (post-test),expending resources arising out of this etc. Further, absence of such acomprehensive, chronological and well linked ‘Medicalinformation/record’ can also lead to other difficulties such asplanning, implementing a structured preventive health plan or misspreventive health schedules, maintenance of records of preventivehealth, inability to track childhood immunization or childhooddevelopment that may lead to impairment of the ability of the child,incomplete pregnancy related information and records (for women), missto track health insurance payments/receipts, etc.

In addition, in case of symptoms related information, there are manyshortcomings and challenges faced by the general user, i.e. notdocumenting information related to ‘real life ‘experiential learningwith symptoms and related medical intervention’ (hereafter preferablycalled as ‘My experiences with symptoms’) directly by patients' or their‘near and dear’, non sharing of such experience for the larger benefitof the society, absence of stratified cases of shared ‘My experienceswith symptoms’ that closely match a patient's profile, symptom(s)encountered and the learning from the ‘medical intervention journey’,derive some meaningful information (such as the need to seek earlymedical intervention from a qualified medical professional, simplepreventive health practices, highlighting importance of structuredmedical documentation for self etc) benefiting the individual seekingsuch information. Also, lack of awareness about symptoms and/or theiruniqueness can lead to ignorance of early stages of symptoms or ignoringthe symptoms in their early stages that delay in reaching a qualifiedmedical professional well in time.

Further, there is lack of comprehensive records of symptoms to recognizethe underlying abnormality (disease or illness), lack of ready referenceof many valuable inputs documented from patients' experience in dealingwith different types of symptoms {such as medical procedure (treatment)undertaken, effectiveness of treatment, preventive/corrective steps thatmay be beneficial} in a structured formatting to derive meaningfulinformation, lack of ready reference of valuable inputs related toprevention or mitigation of an abnormality or symptoms, lack ofinformation related to abnormalities (disease or disorder) with thepatients' experience in dealing symptoms and the doctor diagnosis, andlack of information related to abnormalities in specific to thegroup/sub group/profile of the patients. The patient has also learnt ina hard and painful way during the journey of this medical interventionand thus there is no platform to share the learning in dealing withsymptoms for the benefit of the society at large. Thus, there are manychallenges faced by the general public in symptoms awareness, describingsymptoms(s) with their uniqueness, recognizing the importance of earlystages of symptom(s), absence of knowledge of possible severity of theimpact of the symptom(s), the difficulty that may be caused (to both thepatient and the doctor) as a result of delay in reaching out to adoctor, experiential learning in dealing with symptoms, systematicdocumentation of the experience, platform for sharing or meaningfulsearching, using the inputs to enhance ones knowledge, prevent ormitigate trauma by early medical intervention, appropriate preventivechecks, as well as minimize cost of medical intervention.

The doctor's diagnosis and medical intervention are mostly beginning inmany cases only when the patient consults after the initialidentification of symptom or health issue, with/without past medicaldetails/history or after much delay due to lack of awareness about thesymptoms, its uniqueness or its severity. In some cases, due to lack ofawareness, patients are not able to precisely describe all the symptomsor miss to share some key symptoms or the uniqueness of symptoms unlessinquired in depth by the doctor, which leads to the absence ofcomprehensive information needed for successful medical intervention fora given group/sub group/profile of a patient and non-availability ofdesired information/records to necessitate the need for additional testswith additional costs during the course of diagnosis that results indelay in the start of medical intervention process. Thus, it results inmany drawbacks and difficulties in the process of diagnosis to determinethe right course of medical intervention for the patients due to lack ofawareness of patients about symptoms, incomplete information onsymptoms, non-availability of pertinent medical records and lack ofdocumented details of successful medical intervention with subgroup/group/profile of the patient.

In the process of medical intervention and recovery, the individual(patient) has to first recognize the symptom(s) and realize the need formedical intervention before reaching out to the doctor. At this pointthe doctor begins the process of diagnosis and medical intervention byperusing records, seek answers through inquiring questions, physicallyexamine/observe the patient and conduct tests to confirm the symptoms,abnormality and its underlying causes. The doctor may accordinglyprovide medical intervention. After undertaking the recommended medicalintervention, it is generally understood that the effectiveness of themedical intervention has to be confirmed by the patient or throughfurther tests. Hence, for future effective diagnosis of the same patientor other patients with same symptoms, for the benefit of the society, itis required to learn and share such medical intervention journey fromthe point of ‘Symptom discovery/recognition/consultation withdoctor(s)/diagnosis/medical intervention/confirmation of effectivenessof medical intervention/symptom(s) alleviation/complete cure’. Throughsuch learning, many patients can also have recognized that certain steps(preventive/corrective) could have helped them avoid/mitigate the traumaand hence cost and agony for self and the family. By timely sharing ofsuch experience in a structured manner, every patient can deliver agreat service to the society and people at large, as sometimes thedamage done due to delay in medical intervention can prove to beirreversible and very expensive or traumatic. Besides this the societyat large gets enhanced knowledge about the importance of types ofsymptoms, their uniqueness and the importance of dealing with symptoms(associated with specific body region/body parts) without delay. Dataanalysis from such shared information may also benefit many otherprofessionals such as doctors, teachers, medical students, those doingmedical research, targeted medical attention for specific groups I subgroups, new medicine discoveries etc.

With reference to the conventional and existing approaches, it is verydifficult to effectively diagnose and determine the right course ofmedical intervention for the patients due to incomplete and disorganizedinformation about the patients. In the process of medical interventionand recovery, it is necessary that the patient should consult aqualified medical professional for diagnosis and medical intervention asearly as possible as well as the doctor should have ready availabilityof comprehensive information and records of symptoms, their uniquenessand past medical intervention history to correctly diagnose and proceedwith medical intervention. There is always a need to diagnose theabnormality or causes correctly and recommend the correct medicalintervention in the shortest possible time. Thus, it is necessary toprovide a simple and easy solution of recording the comprehensive,chronological and well linked ‘Medical information or record’ to addressthe above-mentioned difficulties and disadvantages. Further, there is asignificant need for a single platform (web based platform) for sharingof patients ‘Experiential learning in dealing with symptoms’ outliningthe learning acquired in the entire ‘Medical intervention journey’,where the sharing of such learning and presenting of the experiences ina structured, stratified and systematic manner can help in prevention ofoccurrence or trauma mitigation of an abnormality.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide an integrated system of‘Electronic Medical Record for Individuals’ (EMRI) and ‘PatientInformation Exchange (PIE) to perform a method for creating andrecording medical information of a user and for sharing user experiencewith symptoms and medical intervention details, which is capable ofovercoming the aforementioned drawbacks, i.e. addressing all the aboverequirements of the patients and the doctors. In particular, it isdesirable to facilitate easy availability of comprehensive andchronological medical records or health information of the user as wellas easy public sharing of this medical intervention of the user withsymptoms and experiences, which results in effective diagnosis anddetermination of right course of medical intervention to enhance thequality of life and mitigating trauma for the user/others. It alsominimizes the information gap between the patients and the doctors foreffective diagnosis.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for creatingand recording medical information of an individual user in an integratedsystem of Electronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI) module andPatient Information Exchange (PIE) module, which facilitates easyavailability of comprehensive and chronological medical records orhealth information of the user.

An another object of the present invention is to provide a method forsharing and searching user ‘experiential learning with symptoms andrelated medical intervention’ details in an integrated system ofElectronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI) module and PatientInformation Exchange (PIE) module, which facilitates easy public sharingof the user experience with symptoms and medical intervention.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an integratedsystem of Electronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI) module andPatient Information Exchange (PIE) module, which is capable of achievingeffective diagnosis and determination of right course of medicalintervention to enhance the quality of life and mitigating trauma forthe user. A further object of the present invention is to provide anintegrated system of Electronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI)module and Patient Information Exchange (PIE) module, which minimizesthe information gap between the patients and the doctors for effectivediagnosis.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, which achievesthe objectives, relates to a method for creating and recording medicalinformation of an individual user in an integrated system of ElectronicMedical Records for Individuals (EMRI) module and Patient InformationExchange (PIE) module. The method comprises the steps of collecting andrecording personal details and health details of the individual userfrom the birth, through a user interface module of the EMRI module.Symptoms, treatment details, and health reports of each healthconsultation of the individual user are updated in the user interfacemodule. Family health details of the individual user are recorded in theuser interface module. Medical insurance details of the individual userare registered in the user interface module. Comprehensive healthinformation of the individual user in the user interface module isorganized and prepared based on the personal details, the healthdetails, the symptoms, the treatment details, the health reports and themedical insurance details. Auto reminder of pending health issues isdisplayed for the individual user in the user interface module. Thehealth information of the individual user are tracked and displayed fromthe user interface module into a doctor interface module of the EMRImodule. Thus, the method facilitates easy availability of comprehensiveand chronological medical records or health information of the user. Italso minimizes the information gap between the patients and the doctorsfor effective diagnosis.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, thecomprehensive and chronological health information of the individualuser includes a list of information about personal, presentabnormalities, symptoms, consultation and treatment details, prescribedmedicines, health test reports, allergies, habits and work hazards,family health, preventive health, childhood development and pregnancies.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, thecomprehensive health information of each individual user is stored in adatabase storage device that is connected to the user interface moduleand the doctor interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationrelated to account, abnormalities, reports, allergies, habits and workhazards, family health, preventive health, childhood development,pregnancies and medical insurance of the individual user are entered,stored and viewed in each sub-module of the user interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the doctorinterface module is coupled with the user interface module to receiveand view the health information of the user from the user interfacemodule.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationrelated to abnormalities, reports, allergies, habits and work hazards,family health and pregnancies of the individual user in the userinterface module are exported, accessed and viewed in each sub-module ofthe doctor interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the userinterface module is preferably segmented into abnormalities sub-module,reports sub-module, allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module,family health sub-module, preventive health sub-module, childhooddevelopment sub-module, pregnancies sub-module, medical insurancesub-module and manage account sub-module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the pregnanciessub-module is segmented from the user interface module only when thegender is marked as ‘Female’ at the time of creating an account in theEMRI module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, each sub-moduleof the user interface module is provided with a help section to assistthe user while recording the details in each sub-module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the detailsrecorded in each sub-module are generated and displayed in the form ofcomprehensive tables in the user interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, theabnormalities sub-module is configured to generate and storecomprehensive information related to abnormalities of the individualuser, which preferably relates to a chronological list of abnormalities,abnormality background, symptoms, consultation and treatment details,medical intervention details, test details, prescribed medicines andcase history of individual abnormality.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, theabnormalities sub-module is preferably composed of abnormalities historysection, symptoms and treatment detail elements, medicines prescribedelements and symptoms and treatment history elements.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the details ofage wise abnormalities of the individual user from birth are recorded inthe abnormalities history section for generating a chronological andcomprehensive table of abnormalities of the individual user in the userinterface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, theabnormalities history section is preferably composed of fields ofabnormalities and age when diagnosed.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the symptoms andtreatment detail elements are configured to record every consultationdetails of each of the abnormalities entered in the abnormalitieshistory section for generating a comprehensive table of symptoms andtreatment details with abnormality description.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the symptoms andtreatment detail elements are preferably composed of fields of currentsymptoms and issues, exposure to undesirable conditions, hospital orpatient reference number, doctor name, test taken, observation anddiagnosis, medical intervention or procedure, medicines prescribed,doctor's advice, effectiveness of medicines or medical intervention anddate of update.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the medicinesprescribed elements are configured to record details of medicinesprescribed during each consultation and preferably composed of fields ofmedicine and strength, dosage unit, with respect to food, morning, noon,night, anytime of the day, and number of days along with abnormalitydescription, doctor name and date of consulting.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the symptoms andtreatment history elements are automatically generated for eachabnormality by collating information from details entered in thesymptoms and treatment detail elements and the medicines prescribedelements, which provides chronological details of the treatment andmedical intervention of the abnormality.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the detailsregarding medical reports are uploaded and viewed in the reportssub-module that is preferably composed of upload report section and viewreport section.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the uploadreport section is configured to upload, store and view the medicalreports related to abnormalities, allergies, habits and work hazards,preventive health, childhood development, pregnancies and medicalinsurance of the individual user.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the uploadreport section is composed of report of field, report relation field,report type field, report date field, report selection field and reportupload field.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the report offield of the upload report section is configured to select topics ofabnormalities, allergies, habits and work hazards, pregnancies,preventive health, childhood development and medical insurance in eachsub-module of the user interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the reportrelation field of the upload report section is configured toautomatically select sub topics that are previously entered by the userrelating to the topics selected in each sub-module of the user interfacemodule.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, after selectingthe sub topics in the report relation field, report type and date areselected in the respective report type and date fields of the uploadreport section, and reports are selected and uploaded in the respectivereport selection and upload fields of the upload report section.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the reportsuploaded in the upload report section are displayed and viewed in thedoctor interface module based on report of, report type and periodselected in the view report section of the report sub-module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the reports inthe report sub-module are viewed based on the report of field, thereport relation field, the report type field and the date of report.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationrelating to allergies, habits and work hazards of the individual userare recorded in the allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module thatis preferably composed of known allergies section and habits section.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the knownallergies section is configured to record identified allergens alongwith its reaction, response and the age at which the allergy wasexperienced by the individual user, which are displayed in a knownallergies table in the user interface module and the doctor interfacemodule.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the habitssection is configured to capture details of habits such as smoking,tobacco, alcohol and exercise of the individual user along with relevantdetails of quantity, duration, frequency and years, which are displayedin a habit table in the user interface module and the doctor interfacemodule.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the work hazardssection is configured to capture details of work hazards (inprofessional as well as personal life) such as type of work/work hazard,how long (years) and effect of hazard on one's health which aredisplayed in a work hazards table in the user interface module and thedoctor interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationrelated to family health of the individual user is recorded in thefamily health sub-module that is preferably composed of family allergiessection and family abnormalities section.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the familyallergies section is configured to record relationship and identifiedallergens along with its reaction and response of the family members ofthe individual user, which are displayed in a family allergies table inthe user interface module and the doctor interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the familyabnormalities section is configured to record relationship andidentified abnormalities of the family members of the individual user,which are displayed in a family abnormalities table in the userinterface module and the doctor interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationrelated to preventive health plans and records are recorded in thepreventive health sub-module that is preferably composed of year healthplanner section and template elements.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the year healthplanner section is configured to prepare and record periodic preventivehealth plan covering details of parameter and health checks, frequencyof check and period of check in year and month wise manner whereas thetemplate elements is configured to record periodic details of healthchecks along with its test reports undergone by the individual user.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the year healthplanner section is configured to generate auto reminder for the pendingpreventive health checks to the individual user based on the year healthplanner of the individual user.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationrelated to health records of childhood development of the individualuser are recorded in the childhood development sub-module that ispreferably composed of immunization section, physical developmentsection and ability development section.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the childhooddevelopment sub-module is configured to track and monitor the details ofchild development that is accessed and displayed in the form of tablesin the user interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the immunizationsection is configured to prepare, record and track an immunizationschedule of the child along with its country, recommended age, vaccines,notations, due date, given date and reactions, where due dates areautomatically compiled from the account information and the details ofimmunization schedule are accessed and viewed in the user interfacemodule.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the immunizationsection is configured to generate auto reminder for the pendingimmunization to the individual user based on the immunization schedule.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the ‘physicaldevelopment’ section is configured to record and track child physicalgrowth related to height, weight and head circumference along with itsage and comments on growth, where the details of child physical growthare accessed and viewed in the user interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the ‘abilitydevelopment’ section is configured to record and track child abilitygrowth of motoring, vision, hearing, speaking, vocal, comprehension,tooth development, behavioral and social at different age groups, wherethe details of child abilities in the ability development section areaccessed and viewed in the user interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the pregnanciessub-module is configured to generate and store comprehensive informationrelated to pregnancies of the individual woman user, which preferablyrelates to a chronological list of pregnancies, pregnancy background andissues, prenatal consultation details, medical intervention details,test details, prescribed medicines and prenatal consultation history ofthe individual pregnancy.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the pregnanciessub-module is preferably composed of pregnancies history section,prenatal consultation elements, medicines prescribed elements andprenatal consultation history elements.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the details ofage wise pregnancies of the individual woman user are recorded in thepregnancies history section for generating a chronological andcomprehensive table of pregnancies in the user interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the pregnancieshistory section is preferably composed of fields of pregnancy conceivedat age, special health condition, delivery type and notes on childbirth.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the prenatalconsultation elements are configured to record every prenatalconsultation details of each of the pregnancies entered in pregnancieshistory section for generating a comprehensive table of prenatalconsultation details of the pregnancies with pregnancy description.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the prenatalconsultation elements are preferably composed of fields of currenthealth issues, missing requirements for physical and mental well-beingof the woman user, hospital or patient reference number, doctor name,test taken, observation and diagnosis, medical intervention orprocedure, medicines prescribed, doctor's advice, effectiveness ofmedicines or medical intervention and date of update.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the medicinesprescribed elements are configured to record details of medicinesprescribed during each consultation entered in the prenatal consultationdetails and preferably composed of fields of medicine and strength,dosage unit, with respect to food, morning, noon, night, anytime of theday, and number of days, along with abnormality description, doctor nameand date of consulting.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the prenatalconsultation history elements are automatically generated for eachpregnancy by collating information from details entered in the prenatalconsultation elements and the medicines prescribed elements, whichprovides chronological details of the consultation and medicalintervention of the pregnancy.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationrelated to medical insurance and claim details of the individual userare recorded and maintained in the medical insurance sub-module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationabout medical insurance preferably include insurance company name,policy number, secondary number, policy coverage amount, premium amount,policy begin date, policy end date, contact details, and link to claimsand payment receipt.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationabout claim details preferably include claim reason, name of hospital orlab or pharmacy, receipt number, date, amount, payment receipt andcomments.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the medicalinsurance sub-module is configured to generate auto reminder fornon-coverage of insurance or current insurance coverage details, whichis displayed to the individual user in the user interface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the informationrelated to user account is recorded and maintained in the manage accountsub-module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the manageaccount sub-module is preferably composed of an account informationsection to allow the user to modify, edit and change any account relateddetails about the user, and a change password section to allow the userto change the password.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the user accountinformation section is registered with details that preferably includesuser name, first name, last name, gender, date of birth, address, city,zip or pin code, country, email identification, home phone number,mobile phone number, blood group and security password question.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the changepassword section is registered with password details that preferablyincludes user name, new password and confirm new password.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, the doctorinterface module is preferably segmented into abnormalities sub-module,reports sub-module, allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module,family health sub-module and pregnancies sub-module for retrieving anddisplaying the respective health information and reports of theindividual user recorded in the respective sub-modules of the userinterface module.

According to first embodiment of the present invention, thecomprehensive health information recorded in each of the abnormalitiessub-module, the reports sub-module, the allergies, habits and workhazards sub-module, the family health sub-module and the pregnanciessub-module of the user interface module are automatically exported andaccessed in the doctor interface module.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, which achievesthe objectives, relates to a method for sharing and searching userexperience with symptoms and medical intervention details in anintegrated system of Electronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI)module and Patient Information Exchange (PIE) module. The methodcomprises the steps of acquiring and recognizing ‘My experiences withsymptoms’ by an individual user in a share sub-module of the PIE modulethrough a user interface. Applicability and usefulness of sharing of theuser's ‘My experiences with symptoms’ are determined, and the user's ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’ are recorded in the share sub-module. Theuser's ‘My experiences with symptoms’ are stratified and stored in acoder and database storage device. Cases of ‘My experiences withsymptoms’ is searched for specific symptoms and identified from thecoder and database storage device based on a search criteria selectedand entered in a search sub-module of the PIE module. A list of users'My experiences with symptoms' is displayed from the share sub-modulethat matches with the search criteria entered in the search sub-module.A specific user's ‘My experiences with symptoms’ is then selected forviewing of the details of user experiences from the coder and databasestorage device. Thus, such method facilitates easy public sharing of theuser's ‘My experiences with symptoms’. It also achieves effectivediagnosis and determination of right course of medical intervention toenhance the quality of life and mitigating trauma for the user.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the sharesub-module and the search sub-module are connected to the coder anddatabase storage device for sharing and searching experiences of ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’ of the individual user with the coder anddatabase storage device.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the sharesub-module is preferably composed of a profile section, symptomexperienced section, diagnosis and medical intervention section andlessons learnt from the experience section for recording informationrelated to the ‘My experiences with symptoms’ undergone by theindividual user.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, in the sharesub-module, the method further comprises the steps of recordinginformation related to user profile based on fields defined by theprofile section. Information related to symptoms experienced by theindividual user is selected and recorded based on fields defined by thesymptom experienced section. Information related to the ‘My experienceswith symptoms’ undergone for the symptoms experienced by the individualuser, is recorded based on fields defined by the diagnosis and medicalintervention section and the lessons learnt from the experience section.The cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ by the individual user alongwith the user profile are shared, stratified and stored in the coder anddatabase storage device.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the fields ofthe profile section preferably include age group, gender, period (whendiagnosed), country of residence, ZIP/PIN code, natural subgroup, andmail identification.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the fields ofthe symptom experienced section include body region field whichpreferably includes head and neck region, upper limb region, chestregion (Thorax), middle region, back region, pelvis region, lower limbregion and other body region, from which a specific body part of thebody region is selected from another field and then the symptomassociated with that body part is selected from yet another field.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the fields ofthe diagnosis and medical intervention section preferably includeabnormality diagnosed, tests and results to confirm diagnosis, possiblecauses, medical intervention, effectiveness of medical intervention, andlearning from the experience.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the fields ofthe lessons learnt from the experience section preferably include userawareness of the symptoms in the early stages, earliest form of symptomsexperienced, symptom(s) level at which medical intervention was sought,time delay by the user in seeking medical intervention, precaution/stepsthat may have helped avoid the abnormality/mitigate the trauma andtangible benefits of timely medical intervention etc.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the informationrecorded in the profile section, the symptom experienced section, thediagnosis and medical intervention section and the lessons learnt fromexperience section are previewed and edited in the share sub-modulebefore sharing the experiences of symptoms and medical interventiondetails.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the searchsub-module is preferably composed of a profile section for enteringsearch criteria related to patient profile, and a symptom experiencedsection for selecting and entering search criteria related to thesymptoms experienced by the individual user.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, in the searchsub-module, the method further comprises the steps of recordinginformation related to user profile based on search criteria fieldsdefined by the profile section. Information related to symptomsexperienced by the individual user is selected and recorded based onsearch criteria fields defined by the symptom experienced section. Alist of users' shared cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ aredisplayed from the share sub-module that matches with the searchcriteria selected in the search sub-module. The specific case of ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’ is then identified and selected from thecoder and database storage device with respect to the search criteria,selected in the fields of the profile section and the symptomexperienced section.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the searchsub-module is preferably composed of a profile section, a symptomexperienced section for searching of shared eases related to the ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the fields ofthe profile section preferably include age group, gender, time period,country of residence and natural sub group.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the fields ofthe symptom experienced section include body region field whichpreferably includes head and neck region, upper limb region, chestregion (Thorax), middle region, back region, pelvis region, lower limbregion and other body region, from which a specific body part of thebody region is selected from another field and then the symptomassociated with that body part is selected from yet another field.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the informationrecorded in the profile section and the symptom experienced section arepreviewed and edited in the search sub-module before searching for theuser experiences of symptoms and medical intervention.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the searchsub-module displays a list of shared user experiences of symptoms andmedical intervention details along with reference numbers from the coderand database storage device based on the search criteria entered in it.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the details ofthe selected case are accessed and displayed from the displayed list ofshared user experiences of symptoms and medical intervention details inthe search sub-module.

According to second embodiment of the present invention, the searchsub-module of the PIE module aids the user to structure and organize thehealth information and reports in each sub-module in the EMRI modulewhile creating and recording the medical information of the individualuser in the EMRI module.

In order to have a further understanding of above features andadvantages of the present invention, a detailed description is givenbelow with embodiments and accompanying drawings.

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These and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will be further apparent from the following description takenin conjunction with the several figures of the accompanying drawingswhich show, by way of example only one form of this present invention.The invention will be discussed in greater detail with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates an overall block diagram of an integrated system ofElectronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI) module and PatientInformation Exchange (PIE) module, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a detailed block diagram of the EMRI module of theintegrated system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a user module of the integratedsystem, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of a doctor module of the integratedsystem, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of an abnormalities sub-module of theuser module, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of theabnormalities sub-module of the user module, in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of reportssub-module of the user module, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofallergies, habits and work hazards sub-module of the user module, inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of familyhealth sub-module of the user module, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofpreventive health sub-module of the user module, in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 illustrates a block diagram of a childhood developmentsub-module of the user module, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofimmunization section of the childhood development sub-module of the usermodule, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 13 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofphysical development section of the childhood development sub-module ofthe user module, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 14 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofability development section of the childhood development sub-module ofthe user module, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 15 illustrates a block diagram of a pregnancies sub-module of theuser module, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 16 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of thepregnancies sub-module of the user module, in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofmedical insurance sub-module of the user module, in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 illustrates a detailed block diagram of the doctor module, inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 19 illustrates a block diagram of the PIE module of the integratedsystem, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 20 illustrates a detailed block diagram of the PIE module of FIG.19, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 21 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of ashare sub-module of the PIE module, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 22 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of asearch sub-module of the PIE module, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is now described with reference to the drawings,wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elementsthroughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation,numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thoroughunderstanding of the present invention. It may be evident, however, thatthe present invention may be practiced without these specific details.In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in blockdiagram form in order to facilitate describing the present invention forthe purpose of clear understanding and by the way of any limitations.

The present invention relates to a simple integrated system of‘Electronic Medical Record for Individuals’ (EMRI) and ‘PatientInformation Exchange (PIE) to perform a method for creating andrecording medical information of a user (patient) and for sharing user‘experiential learning with symptoms and related medical intervention’,which is capable of enhancing the quality of life and mitigating traumafor some other user. The present invention facilitates easy availabilityof comprehensive and chronological medical records or health informationof the user as well as facilitates easy public sharing of ‘experientiallearning with symptoms and related medical intervention’ (‘Myexperiences with symptoms’) of the user. Thus, the present inventionprovides relevant, comprehensive and chronological inputs for effectivediagnosis by the doctors and determination of right course of medicalintervention for the patients, thereby enhancing the quality of life andmitigating trauma for the patients. It also minimizes the informationgap between the patients and the doctors for effective diagnosis.

Further, the present invention aids in quick diagnosis of abnormality orcauses correctly and recommendation of correct medical intervention inthe shortest possible time. In particular, the EMRI module of thispresent system provides the comprehensive, chronological and well linked‘Medical information or record’ for effective diagnosis anddetermination of right course of medical intervention. Whereas, the PIEmodule of this present system provides a single platform (web basedplatform) for sharing of patient's ‘My experiences with symptoms’outlining the learning from the entire ‘Medical intervention journey’,{ie the learning from symptom(s) identification, recognition of theuniqueness of the symptom(s), consultation with doctor(s), undergoingappropriate observation/test(s) & diagnosis by doctor(s), medicalintervention, corrective/preventive steps to be undertaken by thepatient for trauma mitigation/avoidance/recovery as suggested by doctorand/or from self analysis of what went wrong with the trauma episodeetc, where the sharing of such hands on learning and presenting of theexperiences in a structured and systematic manner facilitates the userin understanding the importance of types of symptoms, their uniquenessand appropriate preventive/corrective measures for seeking early medicalintervention/simple preventive, corrective care etc and helpavoid/mitigate potential trauma (if any) and associated costs/resources.Such inputs and related understanding also helps in enhancing the user'spreparedness to provide comprehensive and chronological information todescribe symptoms in a clear manner to his/her doctors duringconsultation.

The information collated from the database of shared experiences indealing with symptoms provide for many areas of improvements thatbenefits the society at large, such as targeted medical attention forspecific ‘Gender/Age groups/Countries/Areas/Natural sub groups/Medicalresearch purposes/Teaching purposes/Drug, Medicine developmentpurposes/Insurance purposes/Enhancing knowledge level about symptoms andtheir uniqueness/Standardizing symptom(s) description etc

FIG. 1 illustrates an overall block diagram of an integrated system(101) of Electronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI) module (102)and Patient Information Exchange (PIE) module (105), in accordance withan exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The present system ispreferably composed of two modules such as EMRI module (102) and PIEmodule (105), where the EMRI module (102) and the PIE module (105) arepreferably designed to be web-based modules. Firstly, the EMRI module(102) contains all medical and health information pertaining to theindividual user (patient), which is clearly described in FIGS. 2 to 18.The EMRI module (102) is configured to maintain comprehensive andchronological health information and reports of the individual user(patient) and to record/provide vital macro and micro healthinformation.

The EMRI module (102) is composed of User (Customer) Interface Module(103) and User (Doctor) Interface Module (104), where these modules(103, 104) are henceforth referred as ‘User Module’ and ‘Doctor Module’respectively only for the purpose of understanding. The doctor module(104) of the EMRI module (102) is coupled with the user module (103) toreceive medical information and reports from the user module (103). Theuser module (103) is dedicated to maintain health information preferablycovering details related to abnormalities, reports, allergies, habitsand work hazards, family health, preventive health, childhooddevelopment, pregnancies, etc of each of the individual users. Whereasthe doctor module (104) provides access to the doctor or authorized userfor viewing comprehensive and factual health information of the patientsin order to facilitate effective diagnosis and correct medicalintervention. The user module (103) and the doctor module (104) arelinked together for quick access to relevant macro and microinformation. The user module (103) and the doctor module (104) of theEMRI module (102) are designed to be more than a storehouse of medicalreports/records. The user module (103) in particular serves as acomplete repository of the user (patient) medical/health information andreports of/for life. The EMRI module (102) also displays automaticreminders for pending health related activities on log-in.

The EMRI module (102) is embedded with all available gadgets andconnectivity as well as web-based connectivity to greatly benefit theindividuals and the doctors. The EMRI module (102) facilitatespreparation of well documented, chronological and well linked medicalinformation and reports, which leaves practically nothing to thepatient's memory and provides quick vertical and horizontal linkages.The EMRI module (102) helps in enhancing quality and content ofcommunication with the doctors to facilitate effective and fasterdiagnosis and also helps to easily maintain preventive health planningand maintaining records through appropriate preventive healthcare thatfacilitates better upkeep of health which is needed as a result ofincreased life expectancy. Thus, it minimizes dependence on others aswell as overall medical cost for the user.

The EMRI module (102) helps to monitor growth and development ofphysical and other abilities by allowing the user to track immunizationand childhood development attributes in a time-bound manner. The EMRImodule (102) helps women users to maintain records of all pregnanciesand periodic prenatal reviews (consultation) leading to safe deliveryand child birth. The EMRI module (102) also generates and displaysautomatic reminders on pending health information such as pendingimmunization, preventive checks, insurance etc. The EMRI module (102)exports key outputs from the user module (103) to the doctor module(104) to make available only pertinent data for diagnosis, which avoidsvolumes of irrelevant health data and information to a particularconsulting. It is designed to be friendly to both the end users and thedoctors with inbuilt data security through password control and dataencryption, as well as to provide maximum information with minimaleffort for preparation and updation.

Secondly, the PIE module (105) is designed to allow the user to accessfor sharing and searching of medical and health experiential learningwith symptoms, which is clearly described in FIGS. 19 to 22. Inparticular, the user can retrieve inputs and information from experiencewith symptoms shared through the PIE module (105) and identify specificuseful inputs (106) from the cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms's’shared through the PIE module (105). The identified inputs (106) fromthe cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ shared through the PIEmodule (105) can help the user in self-analysis of enhanced preparednessfor consultation (107), where the user self-analysis can lead topossible benefits such as enhanced awareness about symptoms, understanduniqueness of symptoms, focus on preventive healthcare, recognizeimportance of upkeep of medical documentation, and desire/urge to seekearly medical intervention. Preferably, the identified inputs (106) andthe enhanced preparedness for consultation (107) are respectivelycoupled to the user module (103) and the doctor module (104) to updatemedical documentation in the user module (103) and the doctor module(104), which results in enhanced quality of health and improved inputsfor ability to present holistic data, doctor more informed aboutpatient's health background, trauma mitigation or avoidance and lowercost of upkeep of health.

The PIE module (105) of the integrated system (101) is configured tocapture patient's experiential learning from medical interventionjourney {ie the learning from symptom(s) identification, recognition ofthe uniqueness of the symptom(s), consultation with doctor(s),undergoing appropriate observation/test(s) & diagnosis by doctor(s),medical intervention, corrective/preventive steps to be undertaken bythe patient for trauma mitigation/avoidance/recovery etc as suggested bydoctor and/or from self analysis of what went wrong with the traumaepisode). Such learning from the diagnosis and medical interventionjourney makes the patients to be more informed with certain preventiveand corrective practices, which can help in prevention ofoccurrence/recurrence of the diagnosed abnormality or trauma mitigationfor the user or another user, where the patient's experiential learningcan herein be referred as ‘My experiences with symptoms’ only for thepurpose of understanding. The PIE module (105) provides a platform forsharing of patient's ‘experiential learning with symptoms and relatedmedical intervention’ including medical intervention details either inprivate domain for the benefit to the known persons or in public domainfor the larger benefit of the society. The PIE module (105) retrievesand visualizes matching cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ based onsearch criteria selected or inputted by the user, where the informationfrom shared cases of the PIE module (105) is neither intended to bemedical advice nor an input for self-medication.

Further, the PIE module (105) is designed to record and share the user'straumatic and expensive experiences in public domain, which leads totrauma avoidance and mitigation besides saving valuable resources andagony for those associated with the patients. This PIE module (105) alsomake easier for the doctor to provide early consulting for improving thepossibility of success rate of medical intervention. The PIE module(105) stratifies and stores cases of shared ‘My experiences withsymptoms’ based on several criteria and facilitates their searching andviewing with easy, simple fields and templates. The PIE module (105) isbuilt around the symptoms described in a common understandable language.

More specifically, in this integrated system, the EMRI module (102)stores and maintains lifetime health information and reports of theindividual user to serve comprehensive and well-linked medicaldocumentation, factual information to doctors for diagnosis and focus onholistic healthcare of the user. The PIE module (105) acts as auser-friendly repository of shared learning of the patients from theirmedical intervention journey. The PIE module (105) is built aroundsymptoms and body parts combination, stratified and coded, which makesavailable shared cases to the public based on search criteria. The NEmodule (105) helps to enhance the contents of the EMRI module (102),which work together to maintain good quality health of the individualuser and avoid or mitigate trauma of the general public.

FIG. 2 illustrates a detailed block diagram of the EMRI module (102) ofthe integrated system (101), in accordance with an exemplary embodimentof the present invention. The EMRI module (102) facilitates data entryand storage of medical and health information and reports during leisuretime. There can be ample opportunities to consult family members forseeking additional information that they are willing to share in theprocess of creation of the EMRI module (102) for the individual user.The medical and health information of the individual user can becontinually updated through the EMRI module (102). The EMRI module (102)allows entering of details in fields of its various sub-modules,sections and elements to ensure that the individual is able to prepare acomprehensive, chronological and well linked medical information andrecord, where all the sub-modules, sections and elements are designed tobe user and doctor friendly and easy to use. Help link is provided ineach of these sub-modules, sections and elements to guide the individualuser. Initially, User ID is created for every individual account, whereall the data entered and uploaded reports are stored in a databasestorage device (203). The individual user can update the data at anytime and can choose to share the ‘User ID’ and ‘Password’ if deemednecessary for handling any emergency. The EMRI module (102) is conceivedto be ‘web based’ data storage and retrieval system for the users.

The EMRI module (102) is used as a gateway of archiving, processing andviewing system (201) for the user module (103) and the doctor module(104), where the user module (103) and the doctor module (104) areconnected to a database storage device (203) that stores health data andinformation. The user module (103) is an interactive model that isinterconnected with a database storage device (203), which allows theuser to execute processes as defined in step (202). The database storagedevice (203) stores all the data created, edited, updated and saved bythe user, which is available in the user module (103). The authorizeduser initially can log-in to the user module (103) to create, edit andupdate health details in various sub-modules, sections and elements, tosave reports, to view health information and reports as well as toaccess print view and use print command and print. The log-inauthentication of the user can be verified with the help of supportsystem for data security (205) that can provide data security throughpassword control and encryption along with help section (206).

Additionally, help section (206) is provided for each sub-modules of theuser module (103), where the user has access to all the sub-modules,sections and elements in the user module′ (103). Pertinent outputs fromthe user module (103) are exported to the doctor module (104) forviewing purposes, i.e. outputs from selected sub-modules, sections andelements of the user module (103) pertinent for diagnosis are exportedto the doctor module (104). The outputs of these selected sub-modules ofthe user module (103) are accessed in the doctor module (104) throughwhich the doctor can execute processes as defined in step (204), i.e. byaccessing the doctor module (104) after log-in, for viewing the healthdetails and reports in the selected sub-modules of the user module (103)for the diagnosis and medical intervention. The selected health detailsand reports can be part of the sub-modules of abnormalities, reports,allergies, habits and work hazards an family health and pregnancies andthe sections & elements of theses sub-modules. The EMRI module (102)automatically includes the pregnancies sub-module, when the gender ismarked as ‘Female’ while creating the account. In particular, the usercan have access to all sub-modules, sections and elements of the usermodule (103) for data entry, updation and viewing. In the doctor module(104), the user can have access only to view outputs from limitedsub-modules, sections and elements of the user module (103) fordiagnosis purposes.

FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of the user module (103) of theintegrated system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention. The user module (103) is configured for creating,updating, editing, saving and printing of stored health information andreports of the individual user, besides the facility to viewing thecontents. The user module (103) is operated by the user through a userinterface (301) such as touch screen, keyboard and pointing device, foraccessing the information stored in the storage device (203) and printer(not shown) in an interactive manner. The user module (103) issubdivided and segmented into various sub-modules to cover all pertinenthealth information requirements for the individual user. The user module(103) is preferably segmented into abnormalities sub-module (302),reports sub-module (303), allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module(304), family health sub-module (305), preventive health sub-module(306), childhood development sub-module (307), pregnancies sub-module(308) (for females), medical insurance sub-module (309) and manageaccount sub-module (310), where all the sub-modules (302-310) aredirectly connected to the database storage device (203) for healthinformation and reports. The pregnancies sub-module (308) is segmentedin the user module (103) only when the gender is marked as ‘Female’ atthe time of creating a new account in the EMRI module (102). The outputsof the sub-modules (302-310) of the user module (103) are displayed intable (311) and provided in a print view form (312) and print facility(313), where the sub-modules (302-310) of the user module (103) areclearly explained in detail in FIGS. 5 to 17.

The user module (103) begins with the abnormalities sub-module (302)that is configured for quick presentation of a chronological list (agewise list) of abnormalities of the individual user from childhood. Inparticular, this abnormalities sub-module (302) is stored with thecomprehensive, chronological and well linked information preferablyabout abnormality background, symptoms, consultation and treatmentdetails, test reports, prescribed medicines, case history, etc., of theindividual user. This sub-module (302) is preferably composed ofabnormalities history section and elements of symptoms and treatmentdetails, medicines prescribed and symptoms and treatment history. Theoutputs of this abnormalities sub-module (302) are exported to thedoctor module (104), which helps the doctor to get a quick overview aswell as complete case details of the individual user. The reportsub-module (303) is configured for storing and viewing medical reports,where this sub-module (303) is preferably composed of upload reportsection and view report section. The allergies, habits and work hazardssub-module (304) is configured for recording information relating toallergies, habits and work hazards of the individual user, where thissub-module (304) is preferably composed of known allergies section,habits section and work hazards section. The family health sub-module(305) is configured for recording health information of the bloodrelatives of the user, where this sub-module (305) is preferablycomposed of family allergies section and family abnormalities section.The outputs of the allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module (304)and family health sub-module (305) besides the reports uploaded in thereport sub-module (303) are also exported to the doctor module (104)which can be accessed from the same.

The preventive health sub-module (306) is configured for recordingpreventive health plans and records, where this sub-module (306) ispreferably composed of section of year health planner for parameter &health checks and template elements for various health checks. Thechildhood development sub-module (307) is configured for recordinghealth records of childhood development (preferably up to the age of 5years for development and upto 16 years for immunization), where thissub-module (307) is preferably composed of immunization section,physical development section and ability development section. Thepregnancies sub-module (308) is configured for recording details relatedto pregnancy background and issues, prenatal consultation and medicalintervention details, test reports, prescribed medicines and prenatalconsultation history of the female user. This sub-module (308) ispreferably composed of pregnancies history section and elements ofprenatal consultation details, medicines prescribed and prenatalconsultation history. The pregnancies sub-module (308) is segmented inthe user module (103) only when the gender is marked as ‘Female’ at thetime of creating a new account in the EWIR1 module (102). The outputs ofthis abnormalities sub-module (308) are exported to the doctor module(104), which helps the doctor to get a quick overview as well ascomplete pregnancy details of the female user.

The medical insurance sub-module (309) is a user supporting sub-moduleconfigured for recording insurance and claim details of the user inorder to support the user to maintain details of insurance taken andclaims made & payment received. Similarly, the manage account sub-module(310) is also another user supporting sub-module configured forrecording ‘account details’ about the individual user. This sub-module(310) is preferably composed of an account information section to allowthe user to modify, edit and change any account related details aboutthe user, and a change password section to allow the user to change thepassword. Initially, account information is entered and registered inthe account information section, where the account informationpreferably includes user name, first name, last name, gender, date ofbirth, user name, password, confirm password, address, city, zip or pincode, country, email identification, confirm email identification, homephone number, mobile phone number, blood group, security passwordquestion, etc. Then, the password details are entered and registered inthe change password section, where the password details includes username, new password, confirm new password, etc. The account informationand password details in the manage account sub-module (310) are savedand updated in the database storage device (203) of the EMRI module(102). Such account information and password details in the manageaccount sub-module (310) are accessed, viewed and edited or modified bythe user through the user interface (301) in the user module (103). Onceall the information and details are entered and updated in all thesesub-modules (302-310) of the user module (103), then the sub-modules(302-310) allow the user to generate tables (311) as well as to accessprint view (312) and print command (313).

FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of the doctor module (104) of theintegrated system (101), in accordance with an exemplary embodiment ofthe present invention. The doctor module (104) is interfaced with theuser module (103) and is operated by the user through the user interface(301) for viewing health information and reports stored in the databasestorage device (203), in an external environment such as doctor's clinicor office for the effective diagnosis. The health information andreports created and stored in the storage device (203) using the usermodule (103) are viewed in the doctor module (104). This doctor module(104) is configured for viewing health information and reports only, andthus it is not possible to create, update, edit and save medical reportsand health information of the individual user in this doctor module(104). The doctor module (104) is subdivided and segmented into varioussub-modules to cover and view all the user health information requiredby the doctor for effective diagnosis. The doctor module (104) ispreferably segmented into abnormalities sub-module (302), reportssub-module (303), allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module (304),family health sub-module (305) and pregnancies sub-module (308) (forfemales), where all the sub-modules (302-305, 308) are exported from theuser module (103) through the database storage device (203) forretrieval of health information and reports of the user created throughthe user module (103). The pregnancies sub-module (308) is segmented inthe doctor module (104) only when the gender is marked as ‘Female’ atthe time of creating a new account in the EMRI module (102). Thesesub-modules (302-305, 308) of the doctor module (104) are displayed intable (311), where these sub-modules (302-305, 308) of the doctor module(104) are clearly explained in detail in FIG. 18.

The health information (such as abnormalities history, symptoms andtreatment details, medicines prescribed, symptoms and treatment historyetc) viewed in the abnormalities sub-module (302) in the doctor module(104) are exported from the abnormalities sub-module (302) defined inthe user module (103). The abnormalities sub-module (302) is configuredfor viewing of a chronological list (age wise list) of abnormalities ofthe individual user from childhood that is well linked with the elementsof symptoms and treatment details, medicines prescribed and symptoms andtreatment history. All the medical reports viewed in the reportssub-module (303) in the doctor module (104) are exported from themedical reports uploaded in the reports sub-module (303) of the usermodule (103). The health information of allergies, habits and workhazards viewed in the allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module(304) in the doctor module (104) are exported from the allergies, habitsand work hazards sub-module (304) of the user module (103). The healthinformation of user's family (blood relatives) allergies andabnormalities viewed in the family health sub-module (305) in the doctormodule (104) are exported from the family health sub-module (305) of theuser module (103). The health information (such as pregnancies history,prenatal consultation details, medicines prescribed, prenatalconsultation history, etc) viewed in the pregnancies sub-module (308) inthe doctor module (104) are exported from the pregnancies sub-module(308) of the user module (103). This pregnancies sub-module (308) isconfigured for viewing a comprehensive, chronological and well linkedpregnancy background and issues, i.e. all important medical reports andinformation of the pregnant women.

FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of the abnormalities sub-module (302)of the user module (103), in accordance with an exemplary embodiment ofthe present invention. The abnormalities sub-module (302) is well linkedand composed of abnormalities history section (501), symptoms andtreatment detail elements (502), medicines prescribed elements (503) andsymptoms and treatment history elements (504).

The abnormalities history section (501), symptoms and treatment detailselements (502), medicines prescribed elements (503) and symptoms andtreatment history elements (504), of the abnormalities sub-module (302)are connected and linked to the database storage device (203), where theabnormalities details in the abnormalities sub-module (302) can beaccessed through the user interface (301) of the user module (103).

The information generated from the abnormalities history section (501)is a simple table providing individual's abnormality details from birthand providing quick connectivity to other elements of the abnormalitiessub-module (302) in a well linked manner. The abnormalities historysection (501) is preferably composed of fields of abnormalities and age.The abnormalities sub-module (302) is also provided with the helpsection (206) that lists categories of abnormalities that need to beconsidered while entering/updating details in this section.

The symptoms and treatment details elements (502) provides details ofeach consultation for a specific abnormality. The symptoms and treatmentdetails elements (502) is configured to record every consultationdetails of each of the abnormalities entered in abnormalities historysection (501) and is preferably composed of fields of currentsymptoms/issues, exposure to undesirable conditions, hospital,hospital/patient reference number, doctor name, test taken, observationand diagnosis, medical intervention or procedure, medicines prescribed,doctor's advice, effectiveness of medicines or medical intervention,date of update, etc.

Some of the fields of the symptoms and treatment details elements (502)are completed prior to consultation and the rest after consultation,where the initial fields can provide vital details of the patient'scurrent symptoms, their uniqueness and issues, environmental exposureetc with the complete details of the past consulting. This way, thepatient is benefited by providing all current, pertinent and pastinformation to the doctor. The user module (103) of the EMRI module(102) provides for updation in the symptoms and treatment detailselements (502) post consultation, covering many subjects includingdoctor (consulted), tests taken, observation & diagnosis, medicinesprescribed, medical intervention or procedure, doctor's advice,effectiveness of medicines/medical intervention, updated on date etc.

The medicines prescribed elements (503) are preferably composed offields of medicine and strength, dosage unit, with respect to food (eg.before or after food), morning (quantity), noon (quantity), night(quantity), anytime of the day (quantity), for number of days, etc. Theessence of symptoms and treatment details elements (502) and medicinesprescribed elements (503) are automatically summarized as the symptomsand treatment history elements (504).

When the fields for the abnormalities history section (501) are enteredand completed, a table listing chronological details of theabnormalities suffered by the individual user is displayed under theheading of ‘My abnormalities history’. On selecting any abnormality fromthis table (My abnormalities history), the fields of the symptoms andtreatment details elements (502) are available for entering or updationof details for the selected abnormality (such as diabetes). When thefields for the symptoms and treatment details elements (502) arecompleted, a table is generated under the heading ‘Symptoms andtreatment details’ with the updated on date (date of consultancy),wherein the fields of the ‘medicines prescribed’ elements (503) areavailable for entering details of medicines prescribed on the updateddate (date of consultancy) for the specific abnormality.

For example, when the fields of ‘Symptoms and treatment details’elements (502) are entered/updated, a table is generated with heading as‘My abnormalities history>>Diabetes>>Symptoms and treatment details’ (ifthe details to be entered or updated pertain to Diabetes as selectedfrom the table ‘My abnormalities history’ under section 501). This tableindicates the date of updation in the header of the table as ‘Updated on23^(rd) Jul. 2013’ {if 23^(rd) July 2013 was the date of updation(consultancy)}. This table has a link for entering details of ‘Medicinesprescribed’ (503) on the date of updation (consultancy). On clickingthis link, it shows as ‘My abnormalities history>>Diabetes>>Symptoms andtreatment details>>Medicines prescribed by Dr. XYZ on 23^(rd) Jul. 2013’(if Diabetes was selected from the ‘My abnormalities history’ table and23^(rd) July 2013 was the date of consultation with Dr. XYZ).

The initial fields of ‘Symptoms and treatments details’ elements (502)can provide vital details of the user's (patient's) current symptoms,its uniqueness, other health issues, environmental exposure and otherdetails relevant which provide details as entered out the abnormality,to the doctor at the time of consulting.

When the fields of the ‘medicines prescribed’ elements (503) arecompleted, a table listing details of medicines prescribed in thespecific consultancy is displayed. Further, the fields of the ‘medicinesprescribed’ elements (503) can be updated for each consultancy toprovide comprehensive details of medicines and related details. Then,the health information in the fields of the symptoms and treatmentdetails elements (502) and the medicines prescribed elements (503) areautomatically collated and displayed through a link from the symptomsand treatment details elements (502) as symptoms and treatment historyelements (504) for the selected abnormality, in the form of a table.

Based on the above steps, the health details of all the abnormalitieslisted in the abnormalities history section (501) can be completed toprovide comprehensive and chronological view of all the abnormalities inthe form of a table in the abnormalities history section (501) with aconnecting link to the symptoms and treatment details elements (502) forrecording individual consultation details, which in turn provides alinks to the medicines prescribed elements (503) for recording detailsthe medicines. Symptoms and treatment details element (502) alsoprovides a link to symptoms and treatment history elements (504). Allthe outputs of the abnormalities history section (501), symptoms andtreatment details elements (502), medicines prescribed elements (503)and symptoms and treatment history elements (504) of the abnormalitiessub-module (302) are displayed in the form of tables (311) withappropriate heading, which can be viewed and printed through the printview (312) and the print command (313). For example, the abnormalitieshistory section (501) has links to the symptoms and treatment detailselements (502) for the selected abnormality and for the specificconsultation, which in turn links to the medicines prescribed elements(503) for the specific consultation on a specific date by a specificdoctor, which are collated and shown in the symptoms and treatmenthistory elements (504) for the selected abnormality. The abnormalitydetails in the abnormality sub-module (302) are saved and exported tothe doctor module (104), which helps the doctor to have a quick overviewof all the abnormalities as well as details of the specific abnormalityfor effective diagnosis and medical intervention

FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of theabnormalities sub-module (302) of the user module (103), in accordancewith an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As depicted atstep 601, details of abnormality and age are entered in theabnormalities history section (501), which generates the table ‘Myabnormalities history’. This step can be done initially at the time ofupdating past data. Help of family members can be sought to avoid anymissing information (including abnormalities related to childhood). Thisstep 601 can be repeated when a new abnormality is experienced by theuser. The types of abnormalities to be listed here are defined in thehelp section (206).

Then, as illustrated at step 602, the symptoms and treatment details areentered and updated in the fields of the symptoms and treatment detailelements (502) prior to each consulting, which generates the ‘Symptomsand treatment table’. The symptoms and treatment table can serve as‘aide memoire’ for the user at the time of consulting to providevaluable inputs for diagnosis.

Then, as depicted at step 603, the user consults with the doctor basedon the symptoms and treatment details entered in the table of thesymptoms and treatment detail elements (502). After examination, thedoctor determines the need for tests to be conducted, as shown at step604. If so, tests are carried out on the user and test reports areobtained for the doctor review, as illustrated at steps 605 and 606.Further, even if no tests are carried out or after the tests are carriedout, the medicines are prescribed by the doctor and then purchased withthe help of doctor's prescription and the pharmacy receipt is obtained,as depicted at steps 607-609.

Thereafter, as shown at step 610, after the consultation, the remainingor unfilled fields of the symptoms and treatment detail elements (502)and the fields of the medicines prescribed elements (503) can be enteredand updated based on the medicines prescribed by the doctor and thetests, if any. This step generates the ‘Medicines prescribed’ table forthe specific abnormality/consultancy.

Then, as illustrated at step 611, the information from the symptoms andtreatment detail elements (502) and the medicines prescribed elements(503) are retrieved automatically and collated to generate comprehensivehealth information in the symptoms and treatment history elements (504),which generates the ‘Symptoms and treatment history’ table for thespecific abnormality. This table provides a bird's eye view of thespecific abnormality from the time of first consulting.

All the outputs of the abnormalities history section (501) as well assymptoms and treatment detail elements (502), medicines prescribedelements (503) and symptoms and treatment history elements (504) aredisplayed in the form of tables (311) with appropriate heading, whichcan be viewed and printed through the print view (312) and the printcommand (313).

Further, the comprehensive and chronological detailed information aboutall the abnormalities of the user in the user module (103) {comprisingof outputs of abnormalities history section (501), symptoms andtreatment detail elements (502), medicines prescribed elements (503) andsymptoms and treatment history elements (504)} are automaticallyexported to the doctor module (104) providing the doctor with necessarydata leading to the appropriate medical intervention.

FIG. 7 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of reportssub-module (303) of the user module (103), in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention. The reports sub-module(303) is preferably composed of upload report section and view reportsection (708, 709). The upload report section provides storage ofreports preferably related to selected topics such as abnormalities,allergies, habits and work hazards, preventive health, childhooddevelopment, pregnancies and medical insurance. The reports uploadedfrom the upload report section are made available for viewing in thedoctor module (104) under the view report section (709) in the reportsub-module (303), where the view report section (709) has fields to helpselect and view reports based on selected criteria. The upload reportsection (708) is composed of various fields, preferably report of field(701), report relation field (702), report type field (703), report datefield (704), report selection field (705) and report upload field (706).The report of field (701) is configured to select topics of thesub-modules (302-310) of the user module (103) to which the reports tobe uploaded, where the topics of the sub-modules (302-310) includeabnormalities, allergies, habits and work hazards, pregnancies,preventive health, childhood development and medical insurance.

For example, the topic of abnormalities, allergies, habits and workhazards, and pregnancies are selected in the report of field (701).Then, the report relation field (702) is displayed to select sub topicsrelating to the topics selected in the sub-modules (302-310), i.e. thetopic of abnormalities, allergies, habits and work hazards, andpregnancies. The topics to be displayed are automatically transferredfrom details already entered in the respective sections of thesub-modules (302-310) of the user module (103). Examples of topics inthe report relation field (702) can be say ‘Diabetes, Heart attack, UTIetc’ under the abnormalities history sub-module (302); ‘Peanuts’,‘Cashews etc’ under the allergies, habits and work hazards, sub-module(304) and ‘Conceived at 26, 31 etc’ in the pregnancies sub-module (308).Then, these topics can help to choose the sub topics in the reportrelation field (702).

Once the sub-topics are selected in the respective topics, then thereport type field (703) is displayed to select the type of reports suchas adult immunization, blood test, urine, urine culture,Xray, others,etc. The report types can be predefined to allow the user to simplyselect the report type from the drop down option in the report typefield (703). Once the report types are selected in the respectivesub-topics, then date of report has to be entered in the report datefield (704). The reports are selected by the user in the report field(705) to upload the reports in the report upload field (706). Once thereports are uploaded they are automatically saved in the databasestorage device (203) and the saved reports are made available in thedoctor module (104) for viewing.

In the user module (103), the saved and exported reports are traceableto the particular health topic (i.e. abnormalities, allergies, habitsand work hazards, pregnancies history, preventive health, childhooddevelopment and medical insurance) with the sub-topic (i.e. specificabnormality, allergen or pregnancy, etc), the particular report type(e.g. Blood test, ECG, etc) and the particular date of report. The listof reports is preferably saved in a chronological table, with the latestappearing at the top. The selected reports of the individual user can beviewed in the upload report section (708) in the user module (103) aswell as viewed in the view report section (709) in the doctor module(104). In the doctor module (104), the reports are traceable based onthe report of field (701), the report relation field (702) and thereport type field (703) as well as date of report (704). The reportperiod field (710) provides an option of choosing varying period ofreports such as last 1 month, last 3 months, etc. Thus, the reportsub-module (303) provides selection and viewing of the particular reportfrom the entire list of reports uploaded in the system or for theselected period in order to facilitate any combination of reports to bequickly selected and viewed.

FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofallergies, habits and work hazards sub-module (304) of the user module(103), in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. The allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module (304) ispreferably configured for capturing allergies, habits and work hazardsof the individual user, which can be exported to the doctor module (104)for precaution or diagnosis (i.e. recommending preventive healthcare ordiagnosis or medical intervention). The allergies, habits and workhazards sub-module (304) is primarily composed of known allergiessection, habits section and work hazards section. In particular, in theknown allergies section of the allergies, habits and work hazardssub-module (304), initially allergen(s) are identified and the reactionof the individual user for the identified allergen(s) is recorded, asdepicted at the steps 801 and 802. Then, as illustrated at steps803-804, the response to the reaction of the allergen is recorded, alongwith the age at which the reaction to allergen is first noticed. Then,as illustrated at step 805, add is entered such that the details of listof allergen with its reaction and response captured in the knownallergies section can be saved, created and displayed in a knownallergies table (824).

Similarly, the habits section of the allergies, habits and work hazardssub-module (304) is configured to capture details of habits such as‘Smoking’, Tobacco′, ‘Alcohol’ and ‘Exercise’, etc, of the individualuser. Preferably, as illustrated at steps 806-818, quantity and yearsare selected and entered individually for smoking, tobacco and alcoholas well as frequency, duration and years are selected and entered forexercise. Then, as illustrated at step 819, add is entered such that thedetails of habits captured in the habits section can be saved, createdand displayed in a habit table (825).

Similarly, the work hazards section of the allergies, habits and workhazards sub-module (304) is configured to capture details of workhazards such as ‘Type of work/work hazards’, ‘How long’ and Effect ofhazard on health′. Initially work/work hazard of the individual user isidentified and recorded as depicted in 820. For example, this hazardcould arise either due to professional or personal activities or duringthe course of its execution (such as long travel to work). Then, asillustrated at steps 821 and 823, how long and effect of work hazard arerecorded. Then, as illustrated at step 823, add is entered such that thedetails of type of work/work hazard, how long and effect of hazard onhealth captured in the work hazard section can be saved, created anddisplayed in a known work hazards table (826).

The details of allergies, habits and work hazards are entered by theuser through the user interface (301) in the user module (103). Further,as indicated at steps 827 and 828, the details of allergies, habits andwork hazards are viewed by the user from the user module (103) and aresaved in the database storage device (203) of the EMRI module (102).Then, as shown at steps 827 and 829, the details of allergies, habitsand work hazards are also exported to the doctor module (104) forviewing it from the doctor module (104).

FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of familyhealth sub-module (305) of the user module (103), in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention. The family healthsub-module (305) is configured to preferably capture allergies andabnormalities of blood relatives (like father, mother, siblings etc) ofthe individual user, which can be exported to the doctor module (104)for diagnosis or medical intervention or preventive health. Such detailshelp the doctor to recommend preventive healthcare to the user(patient), even though the user has consulted the doctor for some otherhealth issue. The family health sub-module (305) is primarily composedof family allergies section and family abnormalities section. Inparticular, in the family allergies section of the family healthsub-module (305), initially relationship is selected and allergens andthe reaction(s) to the identified allergen(s) are identified, along withthe age at which the allergen(s) are first noticed, for the selectedfamily member of the individual user, as depicted at the steps 901-904.Then, as illustrated at step 905, add is entered such that the detailsof list of allergen with its reaction and response identified for theselected family member can be created and saved. The steps of 901-905can be repeated for all other blood relatives of the individual user.Thus the details of list of allergen(s) with its reaction(s) and agecaptured in the family allergies section can be created, saved, anddisplayed in a family allergies table (910).

Similarly, in the family abnormalities section of the family healthsub-module (305), initially relationship is selected and abnormalitiesare identified and recorded along with the age at which theabnormalities are first experienced by the family member of theindividual user, as depicted at the steps 906-908. Then, as illustratedat step 909, add is entered such that the details of list ofabnormalities identified for the selected family member can be createdand saved. The steps of 906-909 can be repeated for all other bloodrelatives of the individual user. Thus the details of list ofabnormalities captured in the family abnormalities section can becreated, saved, and displayed in a family abnormalities table (911). Thedetails of family allergies and abnormalities are entered by the userthrough the user interface (301) in the user module (103). Further, asindicated at steps 912 and 913, the details of family allergies andabnormalities are viewed by the user from the user module (103) and aresaved in the database storage device (203) of the EMRI module (102).Then, as shown at steps 912 and 914, the details of family allergies andabnormalities are also exported to the doctor module (104) for viewingit from the doctor module (104).

FIG. 10 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofpreventive health sub-module (306) of the user module (103), inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Thepreventive health sub-module (306) helps the individual user to plan andimplement a preventive health event in a systematic manner, which helpsthe individual user to stay healthy, identify potential out of controlhealth condition and help seek timely medical intervention. As depictedat step 1001, the individual user selects the year for preparing apreventive health planner, where the resultant output is displayed as atable listing all the previous years (if planned earlier) and theselected year. Then, as illustrated at step 1003, parameter/healthcheck, frequency of check and period of check (such as starting month ofcheck) can be selected from a list of parameter/health checks (1002).The steps 1001-1003 can be repeated until all the relevant parametersand health checks are added to the preventive health planner, where theresultant output is displayed as “Year health planner>>Parameter/healthchecks>>Year”, as depicted at step 1005.

Then, as shown at steps 1006-1008, the health check is undergone by theindividual user as per the plan, and is updated and recorded inpredefined templates along with test reports. Further, the detailsrecorded are displayed as tables for all parameters and also as trendgraphs for some parameters, which are accessed through the userinterface (301) and viewed only in the user module (103). Then, as shownat step 1009, the preventive health planner is updated based on theupdated health check, where the details of the preventive health plannerare saved and recorded in the database storage device (203) of the EMRImodule (102). As depicted at step 1011, determination is made whetherthe preventive health planner is periodically complied or not. If thepreventive health planner is not periodically complied, then autoreminder for the pending preventive checks is displayed to theindividual user and the steps 1006 and 1009 are repeated, as illustratedat steps 1010 and 1011. Similarly, the preventive health planner can beprepared and implemented for subsequent year (i.e. by December month) byrepeating the above steps, as shown at step 1012. The details of plannerin the preventive health sub-module (306) can be entered by the userthrough the user interface (301) and can be viewed only in the usermodule (103).

FIG. 11 illustrates a block diagram of the childhood developmentsub-module (307) of the user module (103), in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention. The childhood developmentsub-module (307) in the user module (103) is preferably composed ofimmunization section (1101), physical development section (1102) andability development section (1103), where these immunization, physicaldevelopment and ability development sections (1101-1103) are linked andconnected with the database storage device (203) of the EMRI module(102). The three sections (1101-1103) of the childhood developmentsub-module (307) can help a parent or caretaker to track and monitor theearly developmental needs of their child or ward, which helps the childto stay healthy, identify potential out of control conditions and helpseek timely medical intervention. The details of childhood developmentcan be accessed through the user interface (301) in the user module(103) and displayed in the form of table (311) in the user module (103).

FIG. 12 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofimmunization section (1101) of the childhood development sub-module(307) of the user module (103), in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention. The immunization (or vaccination)section (1101) of the childhood development sub-module (307) isconfigured to prepare and recording an immunization schedule for thechild considering many factors such as gender and country to ensuretimely immunization. Initially, as depicted at steps 1201 and 1202, thecountry for the immunization program is selected from the list ofcountries by accessing the selected countries or WHO's website. Then, asshown at steps 1203 and 1204, vaccines and its notations can be acquiredand familiarized from the immunization schedule of the selected country,where the similar vaccines can be used with different notation bydifferent countries. Then, as illustrated at steps 1205-1207,recommended age and corresponding vaccine are selected with reference tothe schedule in the selected country for preparing the immunizationschedule in the immunization section (1101). The immunization schedulecan be displayed as a table listing the due date for the selectedvaccines, where the due date is automatically computed from the ‘Date ofbirth’ details entered at the time of creating the account.

Further, as depicted at steps 1207-1209, the immunization can beadministrated and updated as per immunization schedule to obtain acertificate of immunization, which avoids an unnecessary repeat of thesimilar immunization later for want of record. As depicted at step 1210,determination is made whether the immunization schedule is periodicallycomplied or not. If the immunization schedule is not periodicallycomplied, then auto reminder for the pending immunization is displayedto the individual user and the step 1208 is repeated, as illustrated atsteps 1210 and 1211. Similarly, as shown at step 1212, if theimmunization schedule is periodically complied, then the immunizationschedule can be periodically reviewed and modified to ensurefulfillment. The details of immunization schedule in the immunizationsection (1101) can be accessed through the user interface (301) andviewed only in the user module (103).

FIG. 13 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofphysical development section (1102) of the childhood developmentsub-module (307) of the user module (103), in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention. The physical developmentsection (1102) of the childhood development sub-module (307) isconfigured to track and record child physical growth, which helps theparent or guardian to track the physical development of the childcovering height, weight and head circumference, etc. The childhooddevelopment sub-module (307) is preferably composed of height element(A), weight element (B) and head circumference element (C). In theheight element of the childhood development sub-module (307), heightdetails of the child are entered and recorded along with related growthcomments through the user interface (301) in the user module (103) afterselecting age in months and unit of measure, as depicted at the steps1301-1304. Then, as illustrated at step 1305, add is entered such thatthe height details of the childhood development sub-module (307) aresaved in the database storage device (203) of the EMRI module (102).

Likewise, in the weight element of the childhood development sub-module(307), weight details of the child are entered and recorded along withrelated growth comments through the user interface (301) in the usermodule (103) after selecting age in months and unit of measure, asdepicted at the steps 1306-1309. Then, as illustrated at step 1310, addis entered such that the weight details of the childhood developmentsub-module (307) are saved in the database storage device (203) of theEMRI module (102). Similarly, in the head circumference element of thechildhood development sub-module (307), head circumference details ofthe child are entered and recorded along with related growth commentsthrough the user interface (301) in the user module (103) afterselecting age in months and unit of measure, as depicted at the steps1311-1314. Then, as illustrated at step 1315, add is entered such thatthe head circumference details of the childhood development sub-module(307) are saved in the database storage device (203) of the EMRI module(102). Further, the details entered in all the three elements of thechildhood development sub-module (307) are displayed as tables and trendgraphs, which are accessed through the user interface (301) and viewedonly in the user module (103).

FIG. 14 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofability development section (1103) of the childhood developmentsub-module (307) of the user module (103), in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention. The ability developmentsection (1103) of the childhood development sub-module (307) isconfigured to record development of various abilities of the child,which helps the parent or guardian to track and cross check thedevelopment of various abilities of the child and initiate action if anyshortcoming is evidenced. Initially, as depicted at steps 1401 and 1403,ability development needs of the child at different age groups (1402)are familiarized before selecting the age of the child. Then, asillustrated at step 1404, upon selecting the child age at which theability needs to be tracked, child ability development is compared andchecked with the ability development needs of the child at the selectedage group (1402). As depicted at step 1405, if the child abilitydevelopment is deficient, efforts can be initiated to rectify anydeficiency by timely consulting with doctor. Whereas, the child abilitydevelopment is updated and progress recorded, as shown at steps 1406 and1407. Then, as depicted at step 1408, the child ability development canbe periodically reviewed and updated to ensure development. The detailsof child abilities in the ability development section (1103) can beaccessed through the user interface (301) and viewed only in the usermodule (103).

FIG. 15 illustrates a block diagram of the pregnancies sub-module (308)of the user module (103), in accordance with an exemplary embodiment ofthe present invention. The pregnancies sub-module (308) is activatedonly when the gender is entered as ‘Female’ at the time of creating theaccount. The pregnancies sub-module (308) is well linked and preferablycomposed of pregnancies history section (1501), prenatal consultationdetails elements (1502), medicines prescribed elements (1503) andprenatal consultation history elements (1504).

The pregnancies history section (1501), the prenatal consultationdetails elements (1502), the medicines prescribed elements (1503) andthe prenatal consultation history elements (1504) of the pregnanciessub-module (308) are connected and linked to the database storage device(203), where the pregnancy details in the pregnancies sub-module (308)can be accessed through the user interface (301) of the user module(103).

The information generated from the pregnancies history section (1501) isa simple table providing the woman user's pregnancy details andproviding quick connectivity to other elements of the pregnanciessub-module (308) in a well linked manner. The pregnancies historysection (1501) is preferably composed of fields of pregnancy conceivedat age, special health condition, delivery type and childbirth notes.The pregnancies sub-module (308) is also provided with the help section(206) that lists categories of pregnancies that need to be consideredwhile entering/updating details in this section.

The prenatal consultation detail elements (1502) provide details of eachconsultation for a specific pregnancy. The prenatal consultation detailselements (1502) is configured to record every prenatal consultationdetails of each of the pregnancies entered in pregnancies historysection (1501) and is preferably composed of fields of current healthissues, missing requirements (for physical/mental well being of thewoman user), hospital/patient reference number, doctor name, test taken,observation and diagnosis, medical intervention or procedure, medicinesprescribed, doctor's advice, effectiveness of medicines or medicalintervention, date of update, etc.

Some of the fields of the prenatal consultation detail elements (1502)are completed prior to consultation and the rest after consultation,where the initial fields can provide vital details of the pregnantwoman's current health issues with the complete details of the pastconsulting. This way, the pregnant woman is benefited by providing allcurrent, pertinent and past information to the doctor. The user module(103) of the EMRI module (102) provides for updation in the prenatalconsultation detail elements (1502) post consultation, covering manysubjects including doctor (consulted), tests taken, observation &diagnosis, medicines prescribed, medical intervention and procedure,doctor's advice, effectiveness of medicines/medical intervention,updated on date etc.

The medicines prescribed elements (1503) is preferably composed offields of medicine with strength, dosage unit, with respect to food (eg.before or after food), morning (quantity), noon (quantity), night(quantity), anytime of the day (quantity), for number of days, etc. Theessence of prenatal consultation detail elements (1502) and medicinesprescribed elements (1503) are automatically summarized as the prenatalconsultation history elements (1504).

When the fields of the pregnancies history section (1501) are enteredand completed, a table listing chronological details of all pregnanciesof the woman is displayed under the heading of ‘My pregnancies history’.On selecting any pregnancy from this table (My pregnancies history), thefields of the prenatal consultation detail elements (1502) are availablefor entering or updation of details for the selected pregnancy (such as‘conceived at age 26’), with the date of consultancy. When the fieldsfor the prenatal consultation detail elements (1502) are completed, atable is generated under the heading ‘Prenatal consultation details’with the updated on date (date of consultancy), wherein the fields ofthe ‘medicines prescribed’ elements (1503) are available for enteringdetails of medicines prescribed on the updated date (date ofconsultancy) for the specific pregnancy.

For example, when the fields of ‘Prenatal consultation details’ elements(1502) are entered/updated, a table is generated with heading as ‘Mypregnancies history>>Conceived at age 26>>Prenatal consultation details’(if the details to be entered or updated pertain to ‘conceived at theage of 26 as selected from the table ‘My pregnancies history’ undersection 1501). This table indicates the date of updation in the headerof the table as ‘Updated on 10^(th) Mar’ 2014′ {if 10^(th) Mar′ 2014′was the date of updation (consultancy)}. This table has a link forentering details of ‘Medicines prescribed’ (1503) on the date ofupdation (consultancy). On clicking this link, it shows as ‘Mypregnancies history>>Conceived at age 26>>Prenatal consultationdetails>>Medicines prescribed by Dr. ABC on 10^(th) Mar’ 2014′ (ifconceived at age 26 was selected from the ‘My pregnancies history’ tableand 10^(th) Mar’2014 was the date of consultation with Dr. ABC).

The initial fields of ‘Prenatal consultation details’ elements (1502)can provide vital details of the pregnant woman's current health issues(i.e. physical, mental or psychological), which provides all currentinformation and other relevant details as entered about the pregnancy,to the doctor at the time of consulting.

When the fields of the ‘medicines prescribed’ elements (1503) arecompleted, the table listing details of medicines prescribed in thespecific consultancy is displayed. Further, the fields of the ‘medicinesprescribed’ elements (1503) can be updated for each consultancy toprovide comprehensive details of medicines and related details. Then,the health information in the fields of the prenatal consultation detailelements (1502) and the medicines prescribed elements (1503) areautomatically collated and displayed through a link from the prenatalconsultation detail elements (1502) as prenatal consultation historyelements (1504) for the selected pregnancy, in the form of a table.

Based on the above steps, the details of all pregnancies listed in thepregnancies history section (1501) can be completed to providecomprehensive and chronological view of all the pregnancies in the formof a table in the pregnancies history section (1501) with a connectinglink to the prenatal consultation details elements (1502) for recordingindividual consultation details, which in turn provides a link to themedicines prescribed elements (1503) for recording details themedicines. Prenatal consultation details element (1502) also provides alink to prenatal consultation history elements (1504). All the outputsof the pregnancies history section (1501), the prenatal consultationdetails elements (1502), the medicines prescribed elements (1503) andthe prenatal consultation history elements (1504) of the pregnanciessub-module (308) are displayed in the form of tables (311) withappropriate heading, which can be viewed and printed through the printview (312) and the print command (313). For example, the pregnancieshistory section (1501) has links to the prenatal consultation detailselements (1502) for the selected pregnancy and for the specificconsultation, which in turn links to the medicines prescribed elements(1503) for the specific consultation on a specific date by a specificdoctor, which are collated and shown in the prenatal consultationhistory elements (1504) for the selected pregnancy. The pregnancydetails in the pregnancies sub-module (308) are saved and exported tothe doctor module (104), which helps the doctor to have a quick overviewof all the pregnancies as well as details of the specific pregnancy foreffective diagnosis and for safe pregnancy.

FIG. 16 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of thepregnancies sub-module (308) of the user module (103), in accordancewith an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As depicted atstep 1601, details of all pregnancies such as conceived at, specialcondition, types of delivery, notes related to childbirth are entered inthe pregnancies history section (1501), which generates the table ‘Mypregnancies history’. This step can be done initially at the time ofupdating past data. This step 1601 can be repeated when new pregnancy orpregnancy issues are experienced by the woman user. The types ofpregnancies to be listed here are defined in the help section (206).

Then, as illustrated at step 1602, the prenatal consultation details areentered and updated in the fields of the prenatal consultation detailelements (1502) prior to each consulting, which generates the ‘Prenatalconsultancy table’. The prenatal consultation table can serve as ‘aidememoire’ for the woman user at the time of consulting to providevaluable inputs for consultation leading to safe pregnancy and delivery.

Then, as depicted at step 1603, the user consults with the doctor basedon the prenatal consultation details entered in the table of theprenatal consultation details elements (1502). After examination, thedoctor determines the need for tests to be conducted, as shown at step1604. If so, tests are carried out on the user and test reports areobtained for the doctor review, as illustrated at steps 1605 and 1606.Further, even if no tests are carried out or after the tests are carriedout, the medicines are prescribed by the doctor and then purchased withthe help of doctor's prescription and the pharmacy receipt is obtained,as depicted at steps 1607-1609.

Thereafter, as shown at step 1610, after the consultation, the remainingor unfilled fields of the prenatal consultation details elements (1502)and the fields of the medicines prescribed elements (1503) can beentered and updated based on the medicines prescribed by the doctor andthe tests, if any. This step generates the ‘Medicines prescribed’ tablefor the specific pregnancy/consultancy.

Then, as illustrated at step 1611, the information from the prenatalconsultation details elements (1502) and the medicines prescribedelements (1503) are retrieved automatically and collated to generatecomprehensive pregnancy information in the prenatal consultation historyelements (1504), which generates the ‘Prenatal consultation history’table for the specific pregnancy. This table provides a bird's eye viewof the specific pregnancy from the time of first consulting.

All the outputs of the pregnancies history section (1501) as well as theprenatal consultation details elements (1502), medicines prescribedelements (1503) and prenatal consultation history elements (1504) aredisplayed in the form of tables (311) with appropriate heading, whichcan be viewed and printed through the print view (312) and the printcommand (313) in the user module (103).

Further, the comprehensive and chronological detailed information aboutall the pregnancies of the woman user in the user module (103){comprising of outputs of prenatal history section (1501), prenatalconsultation details elements (1502), medicines prescribed elements(1503) and prenatal consultation history elements (1504)} areautomatically exported to the doctor module (104) providing the doctorwith necessary data for medical intervention leading to safe pregnancyand delivery.

FIG. 17 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process ofmedical insurance sub-module (309) of the user module (103), inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Themedical insurance sub-module (309) is connected to the database storagedevice (203) and recorded with insurance details and claim details,preferably details of policy, coverage, premium amount, validity andlink to claims and payment receipt, besides other relevant details.Initially, as depicted at steps 1701 and 1702, the insurance details areregistered for entering and updating the claim details for each of theinsurance policies. For example, the insurance details include insurancecompany name, policy number, secondary number (if any), policy coverageamount, premium amount, policy begin date, policy end date, contactdetails, etc, whereas the claim details include claim reason, name ofhospital or lab or pharmacy, receipt number, date, amount, paymentreceived details, comments, etc. If there is no insurance coverage orthe policy is not renewed, then auto reminder for the no insurance orpending insurance details is displayed to the individual user, asillustrated at step 1703. The insurance details and the claim details inthe insurance sub-module (309) are saved in the database storage device(203) of the EMRI module (102), which are accessed and viewed throughthe user interface (301) in the user module (103). Further, theinsurance details and the claim details entered in the insurancesub-module (309) are displayed in the form of table (311) withappropriate heading, which can be printed through the print view (312)and the print command (313) in the user module (103).

FIG. 18 illustrates a detailed block diagram of the doctor module (104),in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Thedoctor module (104) is interfaced with the user module (103) and isoperated by the user through the user interface (301) for doctor'sviewing of health information and reports stored in the database storagedevice (203) in order to provide the effective diagnosis. Theabnormalities sub-module (302), the reports sub-module (303), theallergies, habits and work hazards sub-module (304), the family healthsub-module (305) and the pregnancies sub-module (308) (for females) canbe accessed and viewed in the doctor module (104). In particular, in theabnormalities sub-module (302), the health information and details ofthe individual user recorded in the abnormalities history section (501),the symptoms and treatment detail elements (502), the medicinesprescribed elements (503) and the symptoms and treatment historyelements (504) can be accessed and viewed in the doctor module (104).

Likewise, in the reports sub-module (303), the information about reportof, report relation, report type and report period of the individualuser can be accessed and viewed in the doctor module (104). In theallergies, habits and work hazards sub-module (304), allergies (304A),habits (304B) and work hazards (304C) of the individual user can beaccessed and viewed in the doctor module (104). In the family healthsub-module (305), family allergies (305A) and family abnormalities(305B) of the individual user can be accessed and viewed in the doctormodule (104). Further, in the pregnancies sub-module (308), thepregnancy details of the women user recorded in the pregnancies historysection (1501), the prenatal consultation details elements (1502), themedicines prescribed elements (1503) and the prenatal consultationhistory elements (1504) can be accessed and viewed in the doctor module(104). This doctor module (104) is configured for only viewing healthinformation and reports exported from the user module (103), whichpresents necessary and holistic inputs for the doctor for the purpose ofeffective diagnosis of the individual user.

FIG. 19 illustrates a block diagram of the PIE module (105) of theintegrated system (101); in accordance with an exemplary embodiment ofthe present invention. The PIE module (105) is designed primarily toshare the ‘experiential learning with symptoms and related medicalintervention’ details (My experiences with symptoms), in an easilyunderstandable manner to improve the knowledge on health management forthe benefit of another individual user as well as the society at large.The PIE module (105) is designed and developed to be simple and userfriendly to facilitate meaningful submission and search for suchexperiences, considering variation in patient profile and absence ofstratified or standardized description of symptoms.

The PIE module (105) is configured to share invaluable lessons learntfrom the medical intervention journey for an abnormality and traumarelated experience for preventive healthcare or precautions or earlymedical intervention. For example, the PIE module (105) helps thenon-medical person to recognize the symptom(s) and its uniqueness in aparticular part of the body, i.e. severe pain in the chest, ulcer inmouth, giddiness, fatigue, poor vision at nights, irritation whileurinating, constant irritation in left eye, constant watering in righteye, frequent urination, high temperature not coming down, etc., and tosearch and relate with an experience with respect to body parts indescribing the symptom(s), before reaching out to the doctor.

The PIE module (105) has simple architecture and templates for sharingand searching of the experience with symptoms of the individual user byselecting drop down options, where the shared experiences of the usercan be stored based on a set of user selected criteria to facilitateeasy search ability and for viewing. The PIE module (105) contains alist of several easily recognizable symptom(s) to facilitate any user toselect/describe the symptom(s) matching the experience, which can helpin preparing the inputs for consultation, where the improved awarenessand documentation can provide valuable inputs to the sub-modules(302-310) of the EMRI module (102). The PIE module (105) helps to raisethe awareness of the individual user in health management and also has atwo way link of information flow between the EMRI module (102) and thePIE module (105) to facilitate upkeep of health information and reportsin the EMRI module (102) and in turn better health of the individual.

The PIE module (105) is preferably composed of two sub-modules such asshare sub-module (1902) and search sub-module (1903), where these shareand search sub-modules (1902, 1903) can be interfaced with an userinterface and processing system (1901) through which the information canbe accessed from the share and search sub-modules (1902, 1903). Theshare and search sub-modules (1902, 1903) are connected to a coder anddatabase storage device (1904) for sharing and searching of ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’ of the individual user. The coder anddatabase storage device (1904) stratifies and stores the shared ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’ based on several criteria with the help ofshare sub-module (1902), which facilitates search for the ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’ as per search criteria with the help ofsearch sub-module (1903). The search sub-module (1903) is configured tosearch for the ‘My experiences with symptoms’ as per search criteriaperformed by various steps 1905-1914. Initially, as depicted at step1905, the search sub-module (1903) allows the user to understand andrecognize the contents of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ shared in theshare sub-module (1902). Then, as depicted at step 1906, applicabilityand usefulness of the contents of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ aredetermined, based on the recognized contents. Then, as illustrated atsteps 1907 and 1908, the search sub-module (1903) allows the user toidentify specific inputs of good practice, which enhances the user'sawareness about the symptom(s) and their uniqueness.

On one side, as shown at steps 1909 and 1910, the search sub-module(1903) leads the user to realize the importance of upkeep of structuredand organized health documentation and to create or edit the contents ofvarious sub-modules of the medical information and reports in the EMRImodule (102). It also indicates the sub-modules (302-310) of the EMRImodule (102) for the user to understand and recognize each sub-module(302-310) of the EMRI module (102) for including new abnormalities,symptoms, allergies, habits, work hazards family health issues,preventive health checks, maintaining reports, describing symptoms moreprecisely along with their uniqueness, modifying preventive health careplan/parameters, their frequency, etc, reviewing childhood developmentalissues and ensuring reviews with doctor, listing all pregnancy issues asappropriate, more frequent doctor reviews during pregnancy and postdelivery, recording and implementing doctor's advice diligently, andupdating effectiveness of medicines/medical intervention. Then, asmentioned at step 1911, the search sub-module (1903) helps the user toundertake structured preventive healthcare practices.

On the other side, as shown at step 1912, the search sub-module (1903)leads the user to seek medical intervention from a qualified medicalprofessional without delay. Thus, as depicted at steps 1910-1914, theshare and search sub-modules (1902, 1903) of the PIE module (105) helpthe user to provide relevant and factual inputs {with the help of EMRImodule and as a result of enhanced awareness of the user aboutsymptom(s) and their uniqueness} for diagnosis during the consultationwith the medical professional, which derives the benefits of doctorbeing more informed about patient's health background, trauma mitigationand avoidance, enhanced quality of health and lower cost of upkeep ofhealth.

FIG. 20 illustrates a detailed block diagram of the PIE module (105) ofFIG. 19, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. The share sub-module (1902) allows the user to share andrecord the ‘My experiences with symptoms’ of the individual user withthe help of user interface (1901), where the share sub-module (1902) ispreferably composed of a ‘profile’ section (2001) for recordinginformation related to user (patient) profile, a symptoms experiencedsection (2002) for selecting and recording information related to thesymptoms experienced by the individual user, diagnosis and medicalintervention & lessons learnt from the experience sections (2003) forrecording information related to the experiential learning from thediagnosis and medical intervention undergone by the individual user indealing with symptoms. The information entered into the share sub-module(1902) is saved and stored in the coder and database storage device(1904) as cases shared of ‘My experiences with symptoms’.

The search sub-module (1903) allows the user to search the ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’ of the individual user with the help of userinterface (1901), where the search sub-module (1903) is preferablycomposed of a ‘profile’ section (2004) for entering search criteriarelated to patient profile, and the symptoms experienced section (2002)for selecting and entering search criteria related to the symptomsexperienced by the individual user. Once the search criteria is enteredand completed in the sections (2004, 2002) of the search sub-module(1903), then the search sub-module (1903) displays a list (2005) ofalong with reference numbers, from the coder and database storage device(1904) based on the search criteria entered in it. Then, the details andhealth information of individual case of ‘My experiences with symptoms’(2006) is selected and accessed from the list of ‘My experiences withsymptoms’. In case no matching is found based on the search criteriaentered in it, the search sub-module (1903) displays a message “no matchis found for the search criteria”.

FIG. 21 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of theshare sub-module (1902) of the PIE module (105), in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention. As depicted at step 2101,details of patient profile are entered and recorded according to fieldsof the profile section (2001) of the share sub-module (1902) through theuser interface (1901). The patient profile is defined by the fields ofthe profile section (2001), where the fields of the profile section(2001) preferably include age group (when diagnosed), gender, period(when diagnosed, for example before 2000, 2001-2005, 2006-1010,2010-2015 and so on), country of residence, ZIP or PIN code, natural subgroup (such as white, black, Asian, Asian Indian, etc), mailidentification, etc. Then, as illustrated at step 2102, details ofsymptom experienced are entered and recorded according to fields of thesymptom experienced section (2002) of the share sub-module (1902)through the user interface (1901).

The symptoms are defined by the fields of the symptom experiencedsection (2002), where the fields of the symptom experienced section(2002) preferably include three major fields in ‘body region’, ‘in bodypart or group’ and ‘symptom’. Initially, the body region field isdefined and displayed with elements preferably such as head and neckregion, upper limb region, chest region (Thorax), middle region, backregion, pelvis region, lower limb region and general. Then, one of theelements in the body region field is selected in the symptom experiencedsection (2002) and the body part or group field is defined and displayedwith elements relating to the selected element of the body region field.Finally, one of the elements in the body part or group field is selectedin the symptom experienced section (2002) and the symptom field isdefined and displayed with symptom elements relating to the selectedelement of the body part or group field (of the body region).

For example, the body region field is defined and displayed with theelements preferably such as head and neck region, upper limb region,chest region (Thorax), middle region, back region, pelvis region, lowerlimb region and general. In that, if the head and neck region isselected in the body region field, then the body part or group fielddisplays elements preferably such as brain, cheek or face or forehead,ears, eyes, gums, head, jaw, mouth or lips, neck, nose, tooth, tongue,etc, which allows the user to easily trace and select the elements ofthe body part or group field. Thereafter, if the brain element isselected in the body part or group field, the symptom field displayselements preferably such as coma, decline/loss—in intellectual functions(such as to perceive, reason out, judge or solve problems, etc),decline/loss—in intellectual functions (such as to plan, coordinate andperform normal or complicated tasks), decline/loss—in mentalfunctions—which is going down steadily, etc, which allows the user toeasily trace and select/record the elements of the symptom. field. Thesymptoms listed are preferably traceable to the body part or group ofthe body region. These examples are only for the purpose ofunderstanding the details about the share sub-module (1902) in the PIEmodule (105).

Further, as shown at steps 2103 and 2104, if there are more symptoms tobe entered, details of other symptom experienced (preferably 2 or more)are entered and recorded according to the fields of the symptomexperienced section (2002) of the share sub-module (1902) through theuser interface (1901). Similarly, as shown at steps 2103 and 2105, ifthere are no more symptoms to be entered, then, details of diagnosis,medical intervention and related details are entered and recordedaccording to fields of the sections diagnosis and medical intervention &lessons learnt from the experience (2003) of the share sub-module (1902)through the user interface (1901). The diagnosis, medical interventionand related details are defined by the fields of the diagnosis andmedical intervention & lessons learnt from the experience sections(2003), where the fields of the diagnosis and medical intervention &lessons learnt from the experience sections (2003) preferably includeabnormality diagnosed, tests and results to confirm diagnosis, possiblecauses, medical intervention, effectiveness of medical intervention,learning from the experience, etc. Lessons learnt from the experiencesection may include inputs such as the user awareness of the symptoms inthe early stages, earliest form of symptoms experienced, symptom(s)level at which medical intervention was sought, any delay by the user inseeking medical intervention, precaution/steps that may have helpedavoid the abnormality/mitigate the trauma and tangible benefits oftimely medical intervention etc.

Then, as depicted at steps 2106 and 2107, the details entered in theprofile section (2001), the symptom experienced section (2002) and thediagnosis and medical intervention & lessons learnt from the experiencesections (2003) of the share sub-module (1902) are submitted for previewof the content of the shared experience in the share sub-module (1902).Thereafter, as mentioned at step 2108, the contents of the sharedexperience previewed in the share sub-module (1902) can be reviewed andedited to reflect and correct the contents of the shared experience.Finally, as shown at step 2109, if the contents of the shared experiencepreviewed in the share sub-module (1902) are satisfied and finalized,the contents of ‘the personal profile and symptoms experienced and theexperiential learning in dealing with symptoms and related diagnosis,medical intervention’ in the share sub-module (1902) are shared andstored in the database storage device (1904) as ‘My experience withsymptoms’.

FIG. 22 illustrates a flowchart depicting a functional process of thesearch sub-module (1903) of the PIE module (105), in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention. As depicted at step 2201,details of patient profile are entered and recorded according to fieldsof the profile section (2004) of the search sub-module (1903) throughthe user interface (1901). The patient profile is defined by the fieldsof the profile section (2004), where the fields of the profile section(2004) preferably include age group, gender, period, country ofresidence, natural sub group (such as white, black, Asian, Asian Indian,etc), etc. Then, as illustrated at step 2202, details of symptomexperience are entered and recorded according to fields of the symptomexperienced section (2002) of the search sub-module (1903) through theuser interface (1901).

The symptoms are defined by the fields of the symptom experiencedsection (2002), where the fields of the symptom experienced section(2002) preferably include three major fields in body region, in bodypart or group and symptom. Initially, the body region field is definedand displayed with elements such as head and neck region, upper limbregion, chest region (Thorax), middle region, back region, pelvisregion, lower limb region and general. Then, one of the elements in thebody region field is selected in the symptom experienced section (2002)and the body part or group field is defined and displayed with elementsrelating to the selected element of the body region field. Finally, oneof the elements in the body part or group field is selected in thesymptom experienced section (2002) and the symptom field is defined anddisplayed with symptom elements relating to the selected element of thebody part or group field (of the body region).

Further, as shown at steps 2203 and 2204, if there are more symptoms tobe entered, details of other major symptom experienced (preferably 2 ormore) are entered and recorded according to the fields of the symptomexperienced section (2002) of the search sub-module (1903) through theuser interface (1901). Similarly, as shown at steps 2203, 2205 and 2206,if there are no more symptoms to be entered, then the details entered inthe profile section (2004) and the symptom experienced section (2002) ofthe search sub-module (1903) are submitted for preview of the searchdetails entered in the search sub-module (1903). Thereafter, asmentioned at step 2207, then the search details previewed in the searchsub-module (1903) can be reviewed and edited to reflect and correct thedesired search detail profile. Finally, as shown at step 2208, if thesearch details previewed in the search sub-module (1903) are satisfiedand finalized, the list of matching cases of the individual ‘Myexperiences with symptoms’ (2005) are searched, acquired and accessedfrom the database storage device (1904) based on the search detailsentered in the search sub-module (1903) for viewing and studying theindividual experiences of the details of each ‘My experiences withsymptoms’ (2006) as well as determining its usefulness and identifyingits beneficial inputs. Further, as depicted at step 2209, the details(search criteria) entered in the search sub-module (1903) are modifiedto repeat the above steps 2201-2208 for viewing and studying more casesof the individual experiences in dealing with symptoms.

Various embodiments of the invention are now described with reference tothe individual figures from 1 to 22. The embodiments of the presentinvention as described and illustrated in the figures could be arrangedand designed in a wide variety of configuration. Thus, the abovedetailed description of several embodiments of the present invention, asrepresented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of thisinvention, as claimed, but is merely a representative of the embodimentsof invention.

The various illustrative blocks, flow charts, steps, algorithmsdescribed in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may beimplemented as electronic hardware, software or combination of both. Theabove descriptions have been described in terms of the functionality andthus may be implemented as electronic hardware, software or combinationof both. The person skilled in the art may implement the describedfunctionality in varying ways for each application. However, suchimplementation decisions should not be interpreted as a departure fromthe scope of the invention presented.

The steps, algorithm and methods described in connection with theembodiments disclosed herein may be integrated or embodied directly inhardware, in a software module executed by a processor or by theircombination. A software module may reside in devices such as a RAMmemory, Flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory,registers, hard disc, removable disc (such as USB), CD ROM or any otherform of storage known in the art or that may be developed in future. Anexemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such that theprocessor can read information from and write information to the storagemedium. As depicted, the storage medium may be integral to theprocessor. The processor and the storage device may reside inside in anASIC. ASIC may reside inside a user terminal.

The methods, steps described may be interchanged to meet the functionsdescribed. Modifications, changes and variations which will be apparentto those skilled in the art may be made in the arrangement, operationsand details of methods and systems of the present invention disclosedherein without departing from the spirit and scope of invention.

What is claimed:
 1. A method for creating and recording medical information of an individual user in an integrated system of Electronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI) module and Patient Information Exchange (PIE) module, comprising the steps of: collecting and recording personal details and health details of the individual user from the birth, through a user interface module of the EMRI module; updating symptoms, treatment details, and health reports of each health consultation of the individual user in the user interface module; recording family health details of the individual user in the user interface module; registering medical insurance details of the individual user in the user interface module; organizing and preparing a comprehensive health information of the individual user in the user interface module based on the personal details, the health details, the symptoms, the treatment details, the health reports and the medical insurance details; displaying auto reminder of pending health issues for the individual user in the user interface module; and tracking and displaying the health information of the individual user from the user interface module into a doctor interface module of the EMRI module.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the comprehensive and chronological health information of the individual user includes various lists of information about personal details, present abnormalities, symptoms, consultation and treatment details, prescribed medicines, health test reports, allergies, habits and work hazards, family health, preventive health, childhood development and pregnancies.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the comprehensive health information of each individual user is stored in a database storage device that is connected to the user interface module and the doctor interface module.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to account, abnormalities, reports, allergies, habits and work hazards, family health, preventive health, childhood development, pregnancies and medical insurance of the individual user are entered, stored and viewed in each sub-module of the user interface module.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the doctor interface module is coupled with the user interface module to receive and view the health information of the user from the user interface module.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to abnormalities, reports, allergies, habits and work hazards, family health and pregnancies of the individual user in the user interface module are exported, accessed and viewed in each sub-module of the doctor interface module.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface module is preferably segmented into abnormalities sub-module, reports sub-module, allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module, family health sub-module, preventive health sub-module, childhood development sub-module, pregnancies sub-module, medical insurance sub-module and manage account sub-module.
 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the pregnancies sub-module is segmented from the user interface module only when the gender is marked as ‘Female’ at the time of creating an account in the EKIRI module.
 9. The method of claim 7, wherein each sub-module of the user interface module is provided with a help section to assist the user while recording the details in each sub-module.
 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the details recorded in each sub-module are generated and displayed in the form of comprehensive tables in the user interface module.
 11. The method of claim 7, wherein the abnormalities sub-module is configured to generate and store comprehensive information related to abnormalities of the individual user, which preferably relates to a chronological list of abnormalities, abnormality background, symptoms, consultation and treatment details, medical intervention details, test details, prescribed medicines and case history of individual abnormality.
 12. The method of claim 7, wherein the abnormalities sub-module is preferably composed of abnormalities history section, symptoms and treatment detail elements, medicines prescribed elements and symptoms and treatment history elements.
 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the details of age wise abnormalities of the individual user from birth are recorded in the abnormalities history section for generating a chronological and comprehensive table of abnormalities of the individual user in the user interface module.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the abnormalities history section is preferably composed of fields of abnormalities and age when diagnosed.
 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the symptoms and treatment detail elements are configured to record every consultation details of each of the abnormalities entered in the abnormalities history section through a link from the table of abnormalities, for generating a comprehensive table of symptoms and treatment details with abnormality description.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the symptoms and treatment detail elements are preferably composed of fields of current symptoms and issues, exposure to undesirable conditions, hospital or patient reference number, doctor name, test taken, observation and diagnosis, medical intervention or procedure, medicines prescribed, doctor's advice, effectiveness of medicines or medical intervention and date of update.
 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the medicines prescribed elements are configured to record details of medicines prescribed during each consultation through a link from the table of ‘symptoms and treatment’ details, and preferably composed of fields of medicine and strength, dosage unit, with respect to food, morning, noon, night, anytime of the day, and number of days along with abnormality description, doctor name and date of consulting.
 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the symptoms and treatment history elements are automatically generated for each abnormality by collating information from details entered in the symptoms and treatment detail elements and the medicines prescribed elements, which provides chronological details of the treatment and medical intervention of the abnormality and accessed through a link from the table of symptoms and treatment details.
 19. The method of claim 7, wherein the details regarding medical reports are uploaded and viewed in the reports sub-module that is preferably composed of upload report section and view report section.
 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the upload report section is configured to upload, store and view the medical reports related to abnormalities, allergies, habits and work hazards, preventive health, childhood development, pregnancies and medical insurance of the individual user.
 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the upload report section is composed of report of field, report relation field, report type field, report date field, report selection field and report upload field.
 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the report of field of the upload report section is configured to select topics of abnormalities, allergies, habits and work hazards pregnancies, preventive health, childhood development and medical insurance in each sub-module of the user interface module.
 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the report relation field of the upload report section is configured to automatically select sub topics that are previously entered by the user relating to the topics selected in each sub-module of the user interface module.
 24. The method of claim 23, wherein after selecting the sub topics in the report relation field, report type and date are selected in the respective report type and date fields of the upload report section, and reports are selected and uploaded in the respective report selection and upload fields of the upload report section.
 25. The method of claim 20, wherein the reports uploaded in the upload report section are displayed and viewed in the doctor interface module based on report of, report type and period selected in the view report section of the report sub-module.
 26. The method of claim 24, wherein the reports in the report sub-module are viewed based on the report of field, the report relation field, the report type field and the date of report.
 27. The method of claim 7, wherein the information relating to allergies, habits and work hazards of the individual user are recorded in the allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module that is preferably composed of known allergies, habits and work hazards section.
 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the known allergies section is configured to record identified allergens along with its reaction, response and the age at which the allergy was experienced by the individual user, which are displayed in a known allergies table in the user interface module and the doctor interface module.
 29. The method of claim 27, wherein the habits section is configured to capture details of habits of the individual user along with relevant details of quantity, duration, frequency and years, which are displayed in a habit table in the user interface module and the doctor interface module.
 30. The method of claim 27, wherein the work hazards section is configured to capture details of professional and personal work hazards of the individual user along with relevant details of type of work/work hazards, how long (years) and effect of hazard on health which are displayed in a work hazard table in the user interface module and the doctor interface module.
 31. The method of claim 7, wherein the information related to family health of the individual user are recorded in the family health sub-module that is preferably composed of family allergies section and family abnormalities section.
 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the family allergies section is configured to record relationship and identified allergens along with its reaction and response of the family members of the individual user, which are displayed in a family allergies table in the user interface module and the doctor interface module.
 33. The method of claim 31, wherein the family abnormalities section is configured to record relationship and identified abnormalities of the family members of the individual user, which are displayed in a family abnormalities table in the user interface module and the doctor interface module.
 34. The method of claim 7, wherein the information related to preventive health plans and records are recorded in the preventive health sub-module that is preferably composed of year health planner section and template elements.
 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the year health planner section is configured to prepare and record periodic preventive health plan covering details of parameter and health checks, frequency of check and period of check in year and month wise manner whereas the template elements is configured to record periodic details of health checks along with its test reports undergone by the individual user.
 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the year health planner section is configured to generate auto reminder for the pending preventive health checks to the individual user based on the year health planner of the individual user.
 37. The method of claim 7, wherein the information related to health records of childhood development of the individual user are recorded in the childhood development sub-module that is preferably composed of immunization section, physical development section and ability development section.
 38. The method of claim 7, wherein the childhood development sub-module is configured to track and monitor the details of child development that is accessed and displayed in the form of tables in the user interface module.
 39. The method of claim 37, wherein the immunization section is configured to prepare, record and track an immunization schedule of the child along with its country, recommended age, vaccines, notations, due date, given date and reactions, where due dates are automatically compiled from the account information and the details of immunization schedule are accessed and viewed in the user interface module.
 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the immunization section is configured to generate auto reminder for the pending immunization to the individual user based on the immunization schedule.
 41. The method of claim 37 wherein the ‘physical development’ section is configured to record and track child physical growth related to height, weight and head circumference along with its age and comments on growth, where the details of child physical growth are accessed and viewed in the user interface module.
 42. The method of claim 37, wherein the ‘ability development’ section is configured to record and track child ability growth of motoring, vision, hearing, speaking, vocal, comprehension, tooth development, behavioral and social at different age groups, where the details of child abilities in the ability development section are accessed and viewed in the user interface module.
 43. The method of claim 7, wherein the pregnancies sub-module is configured to generate and store comprehensive information related to pregnancies of the individual woman user, which preferably relates to a chronological list of pregnancies, pregnancy background and issues, prenatal consultation details, medical intervention details, test details, prescribed medicines and prenatal consultation history of the individual pregnancy.
 44. The method of claim 43, wherein the pregnancies sub-module is preferably composed of pregnancies history section, prenatal consultation elements, medicines prescribed elements and prenatal consultation history elements.
 45. The method of claim 44, wherein the details of age wise pregnancies of the individual woman user are recorded in the pregnancies history section for generating a chronological and comprehensive table of pregnancies in the user interface module.
 46. The method of claim 45, wherein the pregnancies history section is preferably composed of fields of pregnancy conceived at age, special health condition, delivery type and notes on childbirth.
 47. The method of claim 44, wherein the prenatal consultation elements are configured to record every prenatal consultation details of each of the pregnancies entered in pregnancies history section for generating a comprehensive table of prenatal consultation details of the pregnancies with pregnancy description.
 48. The method of claim 47, wherein the prenatal consultation elements are preferably composed of fields of current health issues, missing requirements for physical and mental well-being of the woman user, hospital or patient reference number, doctor name, test taken, observation and diagnosis, medical intervention or procedure, medicines prescribed, doctor's advice, effectiveness of medicines or medical intervention and date of update.
 49. The method of claim 44, wherein the medicines prescribed elements are configured to record details of medicines prescribed during each consultation entered in the prenatal consultation details and preferably composed of fields of medicine and strength, dosage unit, with respect to food, morning, noon, night, anytime of the day, and number of days, along with abnormality description, doctor name and date of consulting.
 50. The method of claim 44, wherein the prenatal consultation history elements are automatically generated for each pregnancy by collating information from details entered in the prenatal consultation elements and the medicines prescribed elements, which provides chronological details of the consultation and medical intervention of the pregnancy.
 51. The method of claim 7, wherein the information related to medical insurance and claim details of the individual user are recorded and maintained in the medical insurance sub-module.
 52. The method of claim 51, wherein the information about medical insurance preferably include insurance company name, policy number, secondary number, policy coverage amount, premium amount, policy begin date, policy end date, contact details, and link to claims and payment receipt.
 53. The method of claim 51, wherein the information about claim details preferably include claim reason, name of hospital or lab or pharmacy, receipt number, date, amount, payment receipt and comments.
 54. The method of claim 51, wherein the medical insurance sub-module is configured to generate auto reminder for non-coverage of insurance or current insurance coverage details, which is displayed to the individual user in the user interface module.
 55. The method of claim 7, wherein the information related to user account is recorded and maintained in the manage account sub-module.
 56. The method of claim 55, wherein the manage account sub-module is preferably composed of an account information section to allow the user to modify, edit and change any account related details about the user for a given username, and a change password section to allow the user to change the password.
 57. The method of claim 56, wherein the user account information section is registered with details that preferably includes user name, first name, last name, gender, date of birth, password, confirm password, address, city, zip or pin code, country, email identification, home phone number, mobile phone number, blood group and security password question.
 58. The method of claim 56, wherein the change password section is registered with password details that preferably includes user name, new password and confirm new password.
 59. The method of claim 1, wherein the doctor interface module is preferably segmented into abnormalities sub-module, reports sub-module, allergies, habits and work hazards sub-module, family health sub-module and pregnancies sub-module for retrieving and displaying the respective health information and reports of the individual user recorded in the respective sub-modules of the user interface module.
 60. The method of claim 7, wherein the comprehensive health information recorded in each of the abnormalities sub-module, the reports sub-module, the allergies, habits and work hazards, the family health sub-module and the pregnancies sub-module of the user interface module are automatically exported and accessed in the doctor interface module.
 61. A method for sharing and searching user experience with symptoms and medical intervention details in an integrated system of Electronic Medical Records for Individuals (EMRI) module and Patient Information Exchange (PIE) module, comprising the steps of: acquiring and recognizing experiences of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ by an individual user in a share sub-module of the PIE module through an user interface; determining applicability and usefulness of sharing of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ in public domain, and recording the same in the share sub-module; stratifying and storing the ‘My experiences with symptoms’ in a coder and database storage device; searching and identifying cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ for specific symptoms from the coder and database storage device based on a search criteria selected and entered in a search sub-module of the PIE module; displaying a list of user shared cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ from the share sub-module that matches with the search criteria entered in the search sub-module; and searching and identifying specific case of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ from the list of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ in a search sub-module of the PIE module;
 62. The method of claim 61, wherein the share sub-module and the search sub-module are connected to the coder and database storage device for sharing and searching of shared cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ of the individual user from the coder and database storage device.
 63. The method of claim 61, wherein the share sub-module is preferably composed of a profile section, symptom experienced section, diagnosis and medical intervention section and lessons learnt from the experience section for recording information related to ‘My experiences with symptoms’ by the individual user.
 64. The method of claim 61, wherein in the share sub-module, the method further comprises the steps of: recording information related to user profile based on fields defined by the profile section; selecting and recording information related to symptoms experienced by the individual user based on fields defined by the symptom experienced section; recording information related to ‘experiential learning with symptoms and related medical intervention’ (My experiences with symptoms) by the individual user, based on fields defined by the diagnosis and medical intervention section and the lessons learnt from the experience section; and sharing, stratifying and storing the shared experience as ‘My experiences with symptoms’ by the individual user along with the user profile in the coder and database storage device.
 65. The method of claim 64, wherein the fields of the profile section preferably include age group, gender, period (when diagnosed), country of residence, ZIP/PIN code, natural subgroup, and mail identification.
 66. The method of claim 64, wherein the fields of the symptom experienced section include body region field which preferably includes head and neck region, upper limb region, chest region (Thorax), middle region, back region, pelvis region, lower limb region and other body region, from which a specific body part of the body region is selected from another field and then the symptom associated with that body part is selected from yet another field.
 67. The method of claim 64, wherein the fields of the diagnosis and medical intervention section preferably include abnormality diagnosed, tests and results to confirm diagnosis, possible causes, medical intervention, effectiveness of medical intervention, and learning from the experience.
 68. The method of claim 64, wherein the fields of the lessons learnt from the experience section preferably include user awareness of the symptoms in the early stages, earliest form of symptoms experienced, symptom(s) level at which medical intervention was sought, time delay by the user in seeking medical intervention, precaution/steps that may have helped avoid the abnormality/mitigate the trauma and tangible benefits of timely medical intervention etc.
 69. The method of claim 64, wherein the information recorded in the profile section, the symptom experienced section, the diagnosis and medical intervention section and the lessons learnt from experience section are previewed (ie preview of ‘My experiences with symptoms’) and edited in the share sub-module before sharing the experiences as ‘My experiences with symptoms’.
 70. The method of claim 61, wherein the search sub-module is preferably composed of a profile section for entering search criteria related to patient profile, and a symptom experienced section for selecting and entering search criteria related to the symptoms experienced by the individual user.
 71. The method of claim 61, wherein in the search sub-module, the method further comprises the steps of: recording information related to user profile based on search criteria fields defined by the profile section; selecting and recording information related to symptoms experienced by the individual user based on search criteria fields defined by the symptom experienced section; searching and identifying the user experience for specific symptoms and medical intervention from the coder and database storage device with respect to the information selected and recorded in the search criteria fields of the profile section and the symptom experienced section; and displaying a list of user experience of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ for selected symptoms from the share sub-module that matches with the search criteria selected in the search sub-module, searching and identifying specific case of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ from the list of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ in a search sub-module of the PIE module.
 72. The method of claim 71, wherein the fields of the profile section preferably include age group, gender, time period, country of residence and natural sub group.
 73. The method of claim 71, wherein the fields of the symptom experienced section include body region field which preferably includes head and neck region, upper limb region, chest region (Thorax), middle region, back region, pelvis region, lower limb region and other body region, from which a specific body part of the body region is selected from another field and then the symptom associated with that body part is selected from yet another field.
 74. The method of claim 71, wherein the information recorded in the profile section and the symptom experienced section are previewed and edited in the search sub-module before searching for the user experiences of symptoms and medical intervention.
 75. The method of claim 71, wherein the search sub-module displays a list of shared cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ along with reference numbers from the coder and database storage device based on the search criteria entered in it.
 76. The method of claim 75, wherein the details of the selected cases are accessed and displayed from the list of shared cases of ‘My experiences with symptoms’ in the search sub-module.
 77. The method of claim 61, wherein the search sub-module of the PIE module aids the user to structure and organize the health information and reports in each sub-module in the EMRI module while creating and recording the medical information of the individual user in the EMRI module. 